Floor Lamps
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1980s Austrian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bubinga, Art Glass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Sandstone, Brass, Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Dutch Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1930s Swedish Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Velvet, Wood
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Elm
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bone
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s American Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1930s Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1930s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s French Rustic Vintage Floor Lamps
Felt, Rattan
1980s Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s English Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s British Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Lucite
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Wire
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1930s English Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Wood
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Enamel, Steel
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Iron
1930s English Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
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.