Floor Lamps
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Aluminum, Chrome
1950s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century British Victorian Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete
20th Century Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
2010s South African Floor Lamps
Horn, Leather
19th Century English Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Other
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s American Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s South African Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 2000s Dutch Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1960s Swiss Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s French Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Floor Lamps
Brass
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.