Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Organic Material, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut, Birch, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s Belgian Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
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 Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Cement, Steel
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Aluminum, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
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 Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps
Shagreen
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
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
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1990s Taiwanese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Australian Bohemian Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Swedish Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Hardwood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Plaster
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Enamel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Floor Lamps
Enamel, Chrome
1860s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, 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.