Floor Lamps
1980s Philippine Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Nickel
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Shell
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s French Empire Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1950s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Bronze
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stone, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, 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.