Floor Lamps
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ash, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Gold Plate, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1990s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stone, Metal, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Travertine, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern 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.