Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wicker
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton, Rattan
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron, Iron
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1990s Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze, Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan, Pine
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Linen, Teak
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Rock Crystal, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Industrial Floor Lamps
Chrome, Iron
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Canvas, Bamboo
1970s North American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel, Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
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.