Floor Lamps
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Brutalist Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Bronze, Steel
1970s French Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Plastic
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Austrian Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Cotton, Cane, Rattan
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
20th Century British Floor Lamps
Oak
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century British Floor Lamps
Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint
2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Floor Lamps
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Belgian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete, Iron
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
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.