Floor Lamps
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Macassar, Padouk, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century European Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
1950s French Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1910s North American Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Wrought Iron
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel, Enamel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Granite, Iron
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Stone, Alabaster
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century American Other Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Grand Tour Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Enamel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wicker, Cedar
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
1950s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Iron, Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
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.