Floor Lamps
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1890s French Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Folk Art Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Folk Art Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
20th Century Finnish Folk Art Floor Lamps
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Giltwood
20th Century British Rococo Floor Lamps
Bronze, Iron
1950s Italian Rococo Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Organic Material
20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Zinc
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Floor Lamps
Softwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Suede, Velvet
Early 20th Century French Rococo Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Paint
Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century French Folk Art Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Paint
1930s English Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome, Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut, Birch, Maple
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Rattan
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Regency Revival Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Scrap Wood
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s British Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century Rococo Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Beech
Early 20th Century Rococo Floor Lamps
19th Century French Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Gold Leaf
1930s English Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome, Iron
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Floor Lamps
Late 19th Century English Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Delft
Early 20th Century French Rococo Floor Lamps
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.