Floor Lamps
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper, Stainless Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s French Belle Époque Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Silk, Oak
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Ormolu
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron, Iron
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Adam Style Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Ebony, Oak
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Oak
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Steel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Plaster
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Oak
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Provincial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
1920s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 1900s Mid-Century Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Wood
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1930s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Macassar, Oak, Padouk
1920s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Pine
1930s Swedish Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
1920s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage 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.