Floor Lamps
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper, Stainless Steel
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Iron
1990s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1990s Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze, Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Ebony, Oak
1990s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1990s Taiwanese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Leather, Bamboo
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1990s Japanese Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1990s American Egyptian Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Leather
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1990s British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
1990s Japanese Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1930s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
1990s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
1990s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Plaster
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1990s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Alabaster
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Gold Leaf
1990s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1930s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
1990s Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze, Copper
1990s Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Bronze
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Bronze
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.