Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Scottish Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric, Cotton, Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Silver Plate
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Ash, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s British Futurist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Enamel, Chrome
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1970s Austrian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Textile
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Chrome
20th Century Canadian Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Opaline Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, 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.