Vintage Table Lamps For A Modern Home

Spotted this superb brass table lamp on Appartmenttherapy today.

It clearly functions really well as a task light but what a beautiful object it is.

Sadly, it seems to be an antique one-off, but surely someone could manufacture table lamps like these...

John Lewis Fable Lamp

I love John Lewis and if I ever had to have a job, that is where I would want work.

I always keep half and eye open to what they have in stock when it comes to table lamps and I was struck by this lamp today.

The Fable lamp wouldn't look out of place amongst our range of wooden honey pot lamps, having that earthy, organic, almost tactile quality.

Like our lamps, the Fable would look good in contemporary or traditional homes - at about a foot tall, it makes a staement inits own right too.

A beaut!

Get it here at John Lewis.

What a Difference a Shade Makes

Interesting post over at Apartment Therapy today, illustrating how changing the shape, colour and style of shade can rejuvenate dated table lamps.

As you can see, the new shade on the left looks much more modern than the 80's style pleated shade on the right and gives the added benefit of a more pleasing light spray.

See the original article here.

Bloom Table Lamp by Patrick Jouin

Here's a piece of contemporary lamp design that's both beautiful and clever.

The Bloom lamp by Patrick Jouin for MGX, inverts the behaviour of nature's flowers by opening its petals to emit light rather than as a reaction to light.

Its also a table lam p which would look great in modern or traditional homes.

Apparently only 99 were made so good luck getting one!