Floor Lamps
1970s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze, Chrome
Late 20th Century Spanish Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze, Chrome
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Bronze
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Gold, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
2010s Italian Baroque Floor Lamps
Crystal, Gold, Gold Leaf, Bronze, Gold Plate
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Italian Grand Tour Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Porcelain
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic, Silk
20th Century European Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Onyx, Iron, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Baroque Floor Lamps
Crystal, Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf, Gold, Gold Plate
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s European Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Floor Lamps
Marble, Gold Plate
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s American Floor Lamps
Bronze
1860s French Greek Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1930s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
2010s Italian Baroque Floor Lamps
Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Gold Leaf
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.