Floor Lamps
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Enamel, Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Paper
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1980s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Macedonian Modern Floor Lamps
Ash, Oak, Walnut, Cotton, Wood
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Wood, Parchment Paper
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Beech
1990s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Floor Lamps
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Travertine, Metal, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Floor Lamps
Enamel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
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
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
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 Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
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 Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Industrial Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
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.