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Modern Floor Lamps

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamp Franco Bettonica Mario Melocchi 1990 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Italian modern vintage floor lamp designed by Franco Bettonica and Mario Melocchi for Cini & Nils 1990 Itlay. The halogen floor lamp shows a...
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1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

FLOS Ipnos Outdoor Floor Lamp in Black by Nicoletta Rossi & Guido Bianchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by the dynamic team of Rossi and Bianchi, IPNOS mixes illusion with function—and the result is nothing short of magical. LED lights line the top of its skeletal frame, protec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Flos Oblique 2700K Floor Lamp in Brown by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 2700K Floor Lamp in Brown by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

FLOS Bibliotheque Nationale Chrome Floor Lamp with Clear Shade, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There's more than meets the eye with this 2013 Phillippe Starck creation: Illuminating your home with a diffused light, the Biblioteque Nationale also serves as a strikingly modern b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Modern Vintage Black White Glass Metal Floor Lamp Uplighter Italy, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern black and white glass metal floor lamp or uplighter designed 1980s, Italy. A gorgeous and timeless floor lamp with an outstanding black and white striped shell - shaped lamp ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

Flos Oblique 2700K Floor Lamp in Grey by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 2700K Floor Lamp in Grey by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and excellent visual co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in Brown by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in Brown by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and excellent visual c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos Oblique 2700K Floor Lamp in Anthracite by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 2700K Floor Lamp in Anthracite by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and excellent vis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Rhapsody Tall Floor Lamp by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Leather

Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Rust by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Rust by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Floor Lamp 'Aloa', Adjustable Positions, by Claudio Salocchi, 1971
Located in Berlin, DE
This eccentric light piece is made of chromed metal and polystyrene. Its playful spherical foot is easily adjusted in position, colored pale orangey yellow. The light source is 12-Vo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Polystyrene

Achille Castiglioni, Bibip, Floor Lamp, Flos, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Achille castiglioni (1918-2002). Bibip A ceramic and metal floor lamp. The swivel aluminum reflector with a circular handle connected with a white ceramic head on a steel slen...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in Salvia by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in Salvia by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Flos Coordinates Floor Lamp in Anodized Champagne by Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coordinates Floor is a floor lamp with diffuse light composed of two vertical poles that can be oriented during installation, attached to a base with an anodized aluminium cover. Eac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Jasper Morrison Modern Sphere Glass Stainless Steel F1 Floor Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Glo-Ball F1 Halogen Floor Lamp by Jasper Morrison Part of the popular Glo Ball series, the Glo Ball-F was created in 1998 by artist Jasper Morrison to invoke the radiant calm of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Steel

Floor Lamp with Upright Light, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Torch uplight floor lamp in a shape of an Antic column. Made in Italy in 1970s or 1980s Made of brass resin and glass. The light is dimmable including foot switch. The top transp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass

Relco Milano Modernist Italian Murano Glass and Brass Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Modernist floor lamp, created by the famous Milanese company Relco. The lamp is in metal and copper, the two cones in blown Murano glass, the brass finishes. A dimmer regulates the i...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Toshiyuki Kita Italian Floor Lamp "Tomo" by Luci, 1985
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Fantastic lamp by Toshiyuki Kita "Tomo" This lamp was designed in 1985 for Luci Italia, Italy It is a "T" lamp in steel with a fusion base. The turning on / off is regulated by a ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

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Iron

Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Rust with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Rust with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and excellen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Italian modern Adjustable 3 lights floor lamp P393 by Luci in black metal, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable 3 lights floor lamp P393 by Luci in black metal, 1970s Floor lamp mod. P393 with 3 adjustable lights. The cent...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

'Flamenco' sculptural floor lamp, bronze
Located in London, GB
Titled 'Flamenco', this exquisite sculptural bronze floor lamp is meticulously handcrafted to embody the essence of Flamenco dance. Inspired by the artist and designer's Spanish he...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

"3247" Medium White Frosted Blown Glass Floor Lamp Designed by FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"3247" is a floor lamp, coming from the classic table lamp called "3247TA", originally designed by FontanaArte in 1954, manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a nickel plated metal f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Gervasoni Spin S Floor Lamp in Natural Melange Rattan by Michael Sodeau
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sinuous lines reminiscent of the enveloping shape of a nest characterise the family of floor lamps SPIN S/M/L, available in 3 different sizes. The enveloping structure, reminiscent of the spindle of the spinning wheel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Rattan

Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in Anthracite with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in Anthracite with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos In Vitro Bollard 1 0-10V 3000K Floor Lamp in Deep Brown by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant outdoor lighting collection designed by Philippe Starck, In Vitro (translate to inside glass) modernizes the classic lantern into a contemporary structure. The collection ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in White by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in White by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light dis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Jasper Morrison Modern Sphere Glass Stainless Steel F3 Floor Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Glo-Ball F3 Halogen Floor Lamp by Jasper Morrison Part of the popular Glo Ball Series, the Glo Ball-F was created in 1998 by artist Jasper Morrison to invoke the radiant calm of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Anthracite by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Anthracite by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and excellent vis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

French forged iron folk-art floor lamp c.1950
Located in Holmfirth, GB
French forged iron folk-art floor lamp c.1950 Probably from the Provence region of France, in the manner of Les Artisans de Marolles. Supplied with white linen shade. Rewired for the...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

FLOS Superarchimoon Outdoor Floor Lamp in Panama by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brilliant play on perspective, this outdoor version of the legendary Superarchimoon feels oversized and magnificent. The outer diffuser is created by weaving colored PVC tube compo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Memphis Floor Lamps Italy, C1984
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous painted steel floor lamps by Memphis in original condition. Shades have different diameter as well as the color. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. New wiring.
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron

STACKED Wooden Floor Lamps by Richard Haining, Oxidized Walnut, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
.This pair of STACKED post floor lamps was created from thousands of tiny pieces of wood, approximately 5000 pieces in each one. The simple column form...
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2010s American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Reclaimed Wood, Walnut, Wood, Hardwood, Softwood, Scrap Wood

Chrome and Lucite Floor Lamp by Peter Hamburger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s clear lucite and polish chrome with linen shade by Peter Hamburger. In original condition with minor wear consistent with age. It takes a regular Edison lightbulb 75w max. ...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair, Rare, Important French Early Modern GRAS Floor Lamps, Model # 215
Located in New York, NY
Two important 20th century French standing lamps, Industrial design from the 1920-1930 period, rare Gras standing lamps, model # 215 from the first series with the base and column (t...
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Early 20th Century French Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Italian Modern Metal and Marble Stadium Floor Lamp, Wettstein for Pallucco, 1990
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern metal and Bardiglio marble Stadium floor lamp by Wettstein for Pallucco Italia, 1990s. Stadium model floor lamp with structure with a ro...
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1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Marble, Metal

Vintage Italian Floor Lamp in Chromed Metal and Glass with Three Faded Shades
Located in Milano, IT
Design doesn't need a name to be good. There is plenty of objects out there - chairs, lamps, tables... - that are "anonymous" but look like they were created by one of the greatest d...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Flos In Vitro Bollard 3 2700K LED Floor Lamp in White by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant outdoor lighting collection designed by Philippe Starck, In Vitro (translate to inside glass) modernizes the classic lantern into a contemporary structure. The collection ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos In Vitro Bollard 2 2700K LED Floor Lamp in Forest Green by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant outdoor lighting collection designed by Philippe Starck, In Vitro (translate to inside glass) modernizes the classic lantern into a contemporary structure. The collection ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of French Modern Bronze 'X' Base Floor Lamps, C. 1960
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French modern bronze 'X' base floor lamps, C. 1960 Each one of typical form with square column and 12.5 diameter 'X" base. 51" high to the top of the column, 54" high to th...
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20th Century French Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Foscarini Twiggy Floor Lamp in Crimson by Marc Sadler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Floor lamp with direct and indirect light. Diffuser and rod made of fiberglass, based composite material and liquid coated. Translucent polycarbonate upper diffuser disc, PMMA lower ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

Contemporary EL Floor Lamp CS1 by NOOM in Brass
Located in Paris, FR
EL collection of lighting is inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist artists El Lissitzky and Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist movement in the art of the...
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2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Kartell Kabuki Floor Lamp in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kabuki floor lamp is injection molded. The sophisticated injection technology used makes it possible to create a woven structure similar to lace ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in White by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in White by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in White with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 3000K Floor Lamp in White with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and excelle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos Oblique 2700K Floor Lamp in Rust with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 2700K Floor Lamp in Rust with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and excellen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Anthracite with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Anthracite with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and ex...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Grey with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Oblique 4000K Floor Lamp in Grey with USB-C by Vincent Van Duysen Floor lamp that, thanks to its innovative patented lens, offers asymmetrical light distribution and excellen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos Noctambule Floor Lamp with 2 Cylinders and Base by Konstantin Grcic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Noctambule LED dimmable floor lamp short cylinders with small base is a flamboyant-yet-functional lighting fixture crafted by the world-class designer Konstantin Grcic for FLOS. An i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Glass

Flos In Vitro Bollard 2 2700K LED Floor Lamp in Deep Brown by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant outdoor lighting collection designed by Philippe Starck, In Vitro (translate to inside glass) modernizes the classic lantern into a contemporary structure. The collection ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Flos In Vitro Bollard 3 2700K LED Floor Lamp in Terracotta by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant outdoor lighting collection designed by Philippe Starck, In Vitro (translate to inside glass) modernizes the classic lantern into a contemporary structure. The collection ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Elise 80 Floor Lamp in Silver by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The timeless Elise 80" lamp pays tribute to the advent of the machine age. Its refined machined aluminium base combined with its towering frosted acrylic diffuser serves as the perfe...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Italian Modern Metal and Murano Glass L670 Floor Lamp by R. Pamio, Leucos, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern matt white metal and multicolor Murano glass L670 floor lamp by Roberto Pamio for Leucos, 1980s Halogen floor lamp, model L670, with matt white metal structure, multi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

Karl Springer Exceptional Chrome and Brass Swing-Arm Floor Lamp 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Meticulously crafted swing-arm floor lamp in polished chrome and brass by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The quality of construction of this lamp is superb. It has been cleaned and...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass, Chrome

Pair Robert Sonneman Chrome Sail Floor Lamps
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A matching pair of chrome Sail or Kite floor lamps with adjustable half shades having satin white backsides. Well crafted with ceramic bulb fixtures and foot switch attributed to the...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps

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Chrome, Metal

Foscarini Mite Floor Lamp in Black by Marc Sadler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Floor lamp with diffused and indirect light. Diffuser achieved using an artisanal process that entails the application of a Kevlar thread for the yellow version and a carbon thread for the black version onto a glass fabric. Internal metal rod; the brushed steel upper parabola acts both to lock the diffuser onto the rod as well as a light reflector inside the diffuser. Nickel plated steel base. The transparent cable is fitted with a dimmer which can be used both to adjust the level of luminous intensity gradually or as the ON/OFF switch. Materials: Fiberglass fabric with Kevlar or carbonium thread, nickel-plated metal and steel Kevlar is a DuPont...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Fiberglass

Flos In Vitro Bollard 2 3000K LED Floor Lamp in Black by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant outdoor lighting collection designed by Philippe Starck, In Vitro (translate to inside glass) modernizes the classic lantern into a contemporary structure. The collection ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Flos In Vitro Bollard 2 0-10V 2700K Floor Lamp in Forest Green by Philippe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant outdoor lighting collection designed by Philippe Starck, In Vitro (translate to inside glass) modernizes the classic lantern into a contemporary structure. The collection ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Pink / Gold Blown Crystal Glass Floor Lamp Phenomena by Dechem Studio for Bomma
Located in Warsaw, PL
Flamingo pinkl / gold blown crystal glass floor lamp, Phenomena by Dechem Studio for Bomma. The name chosen for this BOMMA collection, inspired by basic geometric shapes, comes fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Modern floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage floor lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern floor lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original floor lamps, popular names associated with this style include Flos, Artemide, Sabrina Landini, and Philippe Starck. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for floor lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $163 and tops out at $63,676 while the average work can sell for $2,785.

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