Floor Lamps
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1940s Turkish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Steel
20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton
20th Century Canadian Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s British Futurist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Floor Lamps
Plastic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric, Cotton, Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Hardwood, Bentwood
2010s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Space Age Floor Lamps
Acrylic
1950s Italian Baroque Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Silver Plate
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Enamel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Ash, Bentwood
20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
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.