Floor Lamps
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century French Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century English Regency Floor Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s European Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Regency Floor Lamps
Gold
Mid-20th Century Regency Floor Lamps
Gold
20th Century French Regency Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s Italian Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Folk Art Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1960s American Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
20th Century Finnish Folk Art Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Folk Art Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1980s American Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s English Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Floor Lamps
Marble
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric, Acrylic
20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Zinc
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Organic Material
1960s Italian Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Floor Lamps
Softwood
1970s Italian Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Regency Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Suede, Velvet
Early 20th Century North American Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Wood
20th Century French Folk Art Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Scrap Wood
1930s English Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome, 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.