Floor Lamps
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plaster
1990s Taiwanese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Nickel, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Linen, Pine
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Macedonian Modern Floor Lamps
Ash, Oak, Walnut, Cotton, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Wood, Parchment Paper
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Opal, Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Floor Lamps
Concrete
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Travertine, Metal, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Floor Lamps
Enamel, Iron
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
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.