Floor Lamps
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Floor Lamps
Chrome
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Cotton, Linen
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Japanese Tribal Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Sheet Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Composition
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Floor Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Silk, Oak
1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Ash, Bentwood
2010s Greek Minimalist Floor Lamps
Leather, Opaline Glass
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Cotton, Linen
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric, Cotton, Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
Mid-20th Century Dutch Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
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.