Floor Lamps
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Wood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Adjustable Arms and lights
brass,enameled steel and enameled aluminum
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
1970s Swiss Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Oak
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Plastic, Wood
2010s Canadian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Cut Steel
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
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.