New in Floor Lamps
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Travertine, Brass
1890s German Late Victorian Antique New in Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel, Chrome
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s American Arts and Crafts Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Chrome
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern New in Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1970s French Brutalist Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Post-Modern New in Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern New in Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern New in Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Industrial Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1990s Japanese Industrial New in Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Spanish Post-Modern New in Floor Lamps
Cotton
2010s Spanish Modern New in Floor Lamps
Plastic
Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern New in Floor Lamps
Fabric
20th Century British New in Floor Lamps
Hardwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s New in Floor Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern New in Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern New in Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme New in Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Elm, Paper
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Bronze
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern New in Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1880s French Antique New in Floor Lamps
Rock Crystal, Amethyst, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern New in Floor Lamps
Steel
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern New in Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern New in Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Floor Lamps
Metal, Gold Leaf
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.