Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete, Steel
2010s Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Onyx, Steel
1940s Swedish Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Leather, Wood
Early 2000s Dutch Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
Early 2000s Belgian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Epoxy Resin, Bentwood
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Onyx, Steel
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s German Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Dutch Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
2010s British Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Acrylic, Foam, Paint
1890s French Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Steel, Copper
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Antique, New and Vintage Floor Lamps
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.