Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Bronze, Brass
19th Century Dutch Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s American Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s Italian Rococo Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal, Bronze
1990s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Early 1900s American Classical Roman Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s North American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Latvian Modern Floor Lamps
Gold Plate, Steel
2010s North American Floor Lamps
Bronze
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Bronze, Metal
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary German Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Gold Plate
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf, Brass
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Floor Lamps
Bronze, Brass
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Floor Lamps
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Floor Lamps
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Gold Leaf, Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s French Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1850s French Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Floor Lamps
Crystal, Gold Plate, 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.