Floor Lamps
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper, Elm
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic, Silicone
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s French Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Other Floor Lamps
Rattan
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Linen, Walnut
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Oak
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Glass, Resin, Acrylic
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Macedonian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Cord, Wood
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
2010s Danish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
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.