What is it about a big, beige lamp shade that makes us do a silent “tisk-tisk” when we enter an otherwise warm and engaging room? Maybe it’s the fact that an entire space is dulled down with the the sad, functional component of a lifesize lamp. Instead of opting out with boring lamp designs, add a light source that will shock the living daylights out of your guests! In this week’s Top Ten list of Progressive Floor Lamps we take a look at inspiring designs that will illuminate a room with more than just their energy-efficient bulbs on a mood lit dimmer.

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1. Coral Reef LED
MANUFACTURER: QisDesign
PRICE: $2,070
Dimensions: 63.7″H x 19.4″W x 16.6″D

Using three overlapping layers that swivel and move like the life downunder, this Coral Reef LED floor lamp by QisDesign uses 92 LED lights per petal to create the softly lit ambiance. In addition, the LED’s low temperature makes it easy to move the lights around whenever and wherever you wish. Created using aluminum alloy, aluminum die casting and polycarbonate, the color of the LEDs is a Sandy Beach Metallic to match the maritime aesthetic of this light, and is distributed in North America exclusively by SquareWalnut.

2. Infiore P-5809
DESIGNER: Lagranja
MANUFACTURER: Estiluz
PRICE: $1,872
Dimensions: 21-5/8″ W x 69″ H

Does decorating your bedroom with luxurious flower petals get tedious after awhile? For the green thumbs and secret admirees of the bunch, design your space using the white, green, or gray shade of an Infiore P-5809 floor lamp by Langranja for Estiluz. Composed of bi-injected polycarbonate petals encasing its satin glass bulb protector, the Infiore lamp comes in an incandescent or fluorescent version stemming from its circular base.

3. Tress
DESIGNER: Marc Sadler
MANUFACTURER: Foscarini
PRICE: $2,369
Dimensions: 9.8″D x 76.8″H

In this Foscarini collaboration with designer Marc Sadler, the Tress floor lamp speaks to discreet modernist. In its lacquered fiberglass base and composite material spun around in no particular pattern, this lighting fixture demands its presence without overpowering a room with direct light. Available in white, red or black – and in a medium or large size (pictured) – the Tress lamps contain two light sources. The bottom illuminates its interior, while the top is an up light producing the perfect glow with an in-line dimmer.

4. Doscubos
MANUFACTURER: Arturo Álvarez Lighting
PRICE: $1,886
Dimensions: 67″H x 11″W x 5.5″D

Two heights of diffusers appear to be stuck into the base of this Doscubos lamp like a couple of well-designed shovels in the sand. This particular floor light designed by Arturo Álvarez comes in your choice of colors for the dual shades and is finished with a stainless steel metal, creating a long and lean profile.

5. Talak LED
MANUFACTURER: Artemide
PRICE: $800
Dimensions: 54.8″H X 33.5″L X 9.1″D

Speaking of lean, the body of the Talak LED light is as thin as they come. Manufactured in an injection-molded thermoplastic in a matte white, powder-coated finish, this floor lamp looks like something right out of the Jetson’s. It uses 80 LED bulbs/8 W that fit perfectly into the body. Together, the body rotates 360 degrees on its polished chrome steel floor base, and can be adjusted in height by sliding it as your task lighting sees fit.

6. Kanpazar 150
MANUFACTURER: B.Lux Lighting
PRICE: $2,496
Dimensions: 17.5″W x 58.25″H

The Kanpazar 150 draws the elements into its structure to complete its pine tree facade. The finish is done in a neutral polyethylene and is designed to be an outdoor floor lamp for walkways, patio areas, or outdoor dining. Using 120 Volts and two, 55 watt lamps to create that calming brilliance, the Kanpazar 150 by B. Lux Lighting is derived from the environment to make it more comfortable when the moon takes over.

7. Vertigo Floor Lamp
DESIGNER: Marco Acerbis
MANUFACTURER: Fontana Arte Lighting
PRICE: $2,928
Dimensions: 13″D X 78″H

Designed to give you exquisite sensations – similar to its name of Vertigo – this floor lamp by Marco Acerbis for Fontana Arte has a dizzying aesthetic that, when added as an accent to your room, glows whether its lit or not. Complete with a dimmer for indirect moments of less lighting, the the mirror-finished, folded aluminum sheets and painted matte black steel base can rotate up to 320 degrees, using just one 300W max R7 linear halogen bulb.

8. Luxmaster F
DESIGNER: Jasper Morrison
MANUFACTURER: Flos Lighting
PRICE: $935
Dimensions: 72.8″H X 11″D

You haven’t experienced true luxury until the Luxmaster finds its way onto your floor. This lamp by Jasper Morrison by Flos Lighting provides direct light as a rotating beam from its transparent polycarbonate body with its internal aluminum reflector on the satin-finished stainless steel stem. Designed in 2001, it was before its 21st century era with the transparent cord, dimmer, and zapon-varnished, die-cast Zamak base. When in doubt, opt for the direct light of a Luxmaster F floor lamp to brighten your day.

9. Maxi
MANUFACTURER: Bover Lighting
PRICE: $4,717
Dimensions: 22.4″W X 71.7″H

Hanging from a strong, satin nickel base and stem, the Maxi floor Lamp by Bover Lighting is a warm way to diffuse the light and make a soft impression. In what Bover calls a “fantasy form”, the lamp itself is composed of hand-wrapped white or cream ribbon and comes with a dark or caramel leather acented arm, or left raw in its satin nickel state. It uses four 60W/120V bulbs or, if feeling extra eco-friendly, four 13W/120V bulbs.

10. Clavius
MANUFACTURER: Italian Design
PRICE: $2,480
Dimensions: 23.5”L X 5 .9”W X 65”H

Rectangular and glamorous, the Clavius floor lamp by Italian Design is a direct import of their highly fashionable style. Chrome-plated frames and handmade silk thread lamp shades in two colors are ready for the use of two 100W/120V E26 bulbs to keep it shining. But lit or not, a lamp like the Clavius is one that stands as a landmark to any room, creating a special vision in white (or the other tobacco color), the Italians rarely go wrong with good design.

Hope you enjoyed our roundup of the Top Ten: Future-Driven Floor Lamps of Today!

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