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Table Lamps

Mar 022012
 

Steam Table Lamp

The Steam Table Lamp designed by award-winning Danish designer Rikke Hagen is so simple and futuristic with no wasted lines controls or decoration to flaw the pureness of its form. Only the single turquoise blue power cord that strangely seems to achieve perfection in this modern table lamp and not detract from it.

She achieved this masterpiece in simplicity in collaboration with Holmegaard Glassworks, maker of fine hand-blown glass for 187 years. The Steam Table Lamp consists of  a perfect, mushroom-shaped glass dome opal white that casts a bright, diffused indirect glow. This perfect dome of light rests on a smoked grey base that gives this simple yet powerful table lamp the look of a fine crystal decanter upturned on its flared opening.

The cool, opalescent white and smoked grey, colors that Holmegaard was famous for, make the Steam Table Lamp perfectly fit into almost any decor from a clean minimalist style to a retro mid-century throwback. Standing just over 11″ tall, this hip and contemporary table lamp look great all alone or paired, such as, on either side of a cool modern bed.

Along with all the fine glassware made by Holmgaard there are other cool glass table and pendant lamps but very few are as cool as the Steam Table Lamp for its pure simplicity and modern style.

Dec 202011
 
Twister Table Lamp by Lujan + Sicilia

Retro Euro Table Lamp by Luján + Sicilia Add a little retro Euro Style to your home with the Twister Table Lamp by Luján + Sicilia. I ran into one of these for the first time last week and although it reminds me a little of the Bubble Lamps designed by George Nelson at first glance it actually has a cool texture and a much more sculptural look that sets it apart. To start with, rather than the ribbed surface of the Bubble Lamp, the shade is formed with individual vanes like

Nov 252011
 
Soft Glass Table Lamp by George Kovacs

One of the coolest and most unusual contemporary table lamps around today is the Soft Glass Table Lamp designed by Karim Rashid for George Kovacs. None of the lamps in the Soft Collection fail to get noticed but I love the table lamp most of all because of the up close and personal nature of this sculptural art glass masterpiece…

Nov 152011
 
Cool Affordable Modern Table Lamps

Modern Table Lamps For Under $100.00 Are you looking to buy an affordable modern table lamp for your home but don’t want to spend a fortune just to get something with some style? Modern lighting almost always has one thing in common, it is expensive. Do you ever feel like having modern design taste is a curse? I often feel like I can’t afford any of the things I like, but I don’t seem to like the things I can afford. Take table lamps, there are lots of cool and

Sep 212011
 
Industrial Dog Lamp By Junkyard Lighting

It Must Be Dog Lamp Week! This week we have gone from a chic French pooch to a real American junkyard dog!  The Industrial Dog Lamp is so cool and full of attitude, it is hard to believe it is made from recycled, everyday household items.  This cute little guy looks like he is ready to jump off of your table and play at any time. We promise that you won’t even have to walk him or feed him or anything! Assembled from galvanized pipes and a vintage, turn-key style

Sep 182011
 
Lacroix Dog Lamp for Disderot

Lacroix Dog Lamp for Disderot Designed in the early 1950s by Jean Boris Lacroix for French lighting manufacturer Diserot, the Dog Lamp is a great example of mid-century modern lighting design.  This stylized dog shaped table lamp is as rare as it is cool. It is highly valued by collectors and for its iconic, highly stylized nature.  It is constructed using bent sheet metal with the bulb under the conical hood formed by the dogs snout. Because of how few were manufactured and how easily they are bent or damaged,