Floor Lamps
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s Dutch Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Indian Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Copper
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Cotton
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Silk, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
2010s Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Fiberglass, Plastic
2010s Austrian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Enamel, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
2010s Spanish Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Oak
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
2010s Dutch Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s European Floor Lamps
Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Travertine, Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Austrian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper, Plastic
2010s Spanish Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Spanish Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Indian Floor Lamps
Agate
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Brass
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.