Floor Lamps
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Earthenware, Oak, Linen
1970s European Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Iron, Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Adjustable Arms and lights
brass,enameled steel and enameled aluminum
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
1960s Spanish Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Aluminum, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metallic Thread
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
2010s Indian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Indian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Floor Lamps
Nickel
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Swedish Futurist Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
2010s Turkish Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Wood, Oak
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Floor Lamps
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Copper
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plaster
1980s Austrian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron, Steel
Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern 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.