Floor Lamps
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel, Steel
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Birch, Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Gold Plate, Metal, Bronze, Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Walnut
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Chrome
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Gold Plate, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern 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.