Floor Lamps
1980s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Limestone
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Limestone
1980s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome, Metal
1980s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Coral, Brass
1980s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Israeli Floor Lamps
Glass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Composition
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Opal, Marble, Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Earthenware
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bentwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
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.