Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1930s Belgian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Pottery, Stoneware, Ceramic
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Mexican Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1990s American Brutalist Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
19th Century Indian Antique Floor Lamps
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Onyx, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Latvian Modern Floor Lamps
Paper, Canvas
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s European Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Mexican Floor Lamps
Glass
Early 20th Century Belgian Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought 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.