Floor Lamps
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Wire
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Aluminum
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
2010s Guatemalan Floor Lamps
Synthetic, Plastic
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Beech, Wood, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Industrial Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Floor Lamps
Paper
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Plexiglass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Crystal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Aluminum, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Metal
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
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
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian 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.