Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Metal
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Walnut
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan, Acrylic
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Opaline Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Bronze
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
1970s Austrian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Oak
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Canvas
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Crystal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Travertine, Metal, Nickel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Fiberglass, Linen
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
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.