Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1920s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Walnut
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather, Bamboo, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron, Nickel, Wire
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Floor Lamps
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 2000s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Resin
Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stone, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
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.