Floor Lamps
1920s British Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1920s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Floor Lamps
Hardwood
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Ethiopian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton, Oak
2010s Ethiopian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Oceanic Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Sandstone
Early 1900s Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s Indian Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Wrought Iron
2010s Latvian Floor Lamps
Oak, Wood
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s English Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Paint
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Quartz, Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Quartz, Stainless Steel
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Baroque Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Stainless Steel
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Quartz, Stainless Steel
Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Beech
2010s Floor Lamps
Metal, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
2010s Floor Lamps
Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s Asian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Bentwood, Ash
2010s Asian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Resin, Bentwood, Ash, Epoxy Resin
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s North American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cement, Brass
Early 20th Century English Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cement, Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought 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.