Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Floor Lamps
Plaster
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1970s Swiss Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Floor Lamps
Reed
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Walnut
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Sheet Metal, Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Belgian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Silk
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rosewood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Austrian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Other
20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s German Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Aluminum, Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Belgian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Copper
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.