Floor Lamps
19th Century English Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Other
Early 20th Century British Victorian Floor Lamps
Iron
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Victorian Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood
20th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Late 19th Century Gothic Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
1880s British High Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Elm, Satinwood
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Victorian Vintage Floor Lamps
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Philippine Louis XVI Floor Lamps
Siena Marble, Composition, Bronze
1990s English Victorian Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s British Victorian Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
1890s American Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Metal
19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Ormolu
Early 1900s Italian Late Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
1980s Italian Late Victorian Vintage Floor Lamps
Stained Glass
Late 20th Century British Victorian Floor Lamps
Glass, Fiberglass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
1880s British Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Oak
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.