Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Birch, Maple, Walnut
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Industrial Floor Lamps
Copper, Brass
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
1960s French Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s British Futurist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Bamboo
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Pewter
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Limestone
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.





