Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Iron
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Straw, Resin
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swiss Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stoneware, Linen
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stone
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Floor Lamps
Oak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1850s Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Linen, Walnut
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s British Chinoiserie Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Floor Lamps
Chrome
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
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.