Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Floor Lamps
Crystal
Early 20th Century European Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century French Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Wrought Iron
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Copper
1910s Unknown Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
1920s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Early 1900s American Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century English Adam Style Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Plastic
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish French Provincial Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood, Beech
Early 20th Century Spanish French Provincial Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century English Georgian Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s French Provincial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s English Vintage Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Floor Lamps
Iron, Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Rosewood, Paper
1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Brass, Steel
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Rustic Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Plaster
1920s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Onyx
Early 1900s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1910s French Provincial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century Czech Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century European Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1920s Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood, Beech
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.