Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Oak
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1670s Antique Floor Lamps
Stone, Silver, Bronze
20th Century North American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Stained Glass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s French Brutalist Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
1970s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
2010s Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Textile, Teak
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Floor Lamps
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Crystal
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
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.