Floor Lamps
2010s Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
2010s Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Resin
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
1980s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Asian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Bentwood, Ash
1990s Taiwanese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric
1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Nickel
1990s American Egyptian Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Floor Lamps
Wood, Oak
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Floor Lamps
Wood, Oak
1970s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Austrian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
2010s American Floor Lamps
Wood, Oak
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Beech
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s South African Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Resin
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
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.