Floor Lamps
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1930s American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Iron
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Cord, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1930s Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
1930s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Steel
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
1930s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel, Iron
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Chrome, Steel
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Plaster, Lacquer
1930s British Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Velvet, Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Oak
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze, Steel
Early 20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Bronze
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Wood
1920s Italian Futurist Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Other Floor Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Lucite
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1930s English Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
1930s English Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian 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.