Floor Lamps
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Fiberglass, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Travertine, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Beech
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Travertine, Metal, Nickel
20th Century French Louis XV Floor Lamps
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Copper, Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Natural Fiber, Plastic, Teak
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
2010s European Floor Lamps
Glass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary 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.