Floor Lamps
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Beech
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
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
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Adam Style Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Linen, Teak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Czech Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Fiberglass, Hardwood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Metal
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Directoire Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Oak
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
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.