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10 Easy Pieces: Desk Lamps

From Julie

Our top ten functional (and handsome) desk lamps:

THE NEW CLASSICS:

Below: Ballfinger table lamp from Germany; $790 at Nova68:

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Below: Adjustable arc 109 lamp from Brooklyn-based David Weeks Studio:

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Below: Job table lamp from Germany in polished stainless steel with glass-rod-encased base; available for approximately $2,200 from Plug Lighting:

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RETRO BEAUTIES

Below: The Bestlite Lamp Series was designed by Robert Dudley Best in 1930; it's a certified design classic and is exhibited at the Design Museum in London. At Unica Home for $479:

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Below: Designed by Jean-Louis Domecq in the fifties, the newly reissued, French-made Jielde Signal Desk Lamp is available in brown, yellow, pink, olive green, blue, orange, brushed chrome, and chrome plated; Lightology has the Jielde Lamp in a variety of colors from $440 and up (depending on color). The Turquouise Blue Lamp is available at Conran USA for $450; a Brilliant Red version is available from Horne.

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Below: Restoration Hardware's Signal Lamp knockoffs - the Atelier Task Lamps - run from $229 to $269, depending on size and finish.

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Finally, Pottery Barn Teen offers an "interpretation" of the Signal Lamp  called Hi-Light Task Lamp for $79 in ten cheery colors:

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Below: Original BTC's Hector Table Lamp, designed by Peter Bowles, has a bone china shade and a ceramic base with a cotton-braided flex; available at Conran USA for $195:

HECTOR TABLE LAMP

Below: The Anglepoise Desk Lamp is an icon of modern design. A broad range of styles and colors are available at Holloways of Ludlow; prices range from $120 for a TYPE 75 Anglepoise Desk Lamp to models over $1400. And, yes, they do ship to the US. A Stainless TYPE 3 Anglepoise Lamp is available at Conran USA for $600:

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THE ECONOMY STALWARTS

Below: Antifoni Work Lamp; $24.99 at Ikea:

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Below: The Luxo original L-1 architect's lamp, designed in 1937 by Jac Jacobsen. Available in chrome, black, white, or gray; $179 at YLighting:

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Below: Artimede Tolomeo Micro Lamp in silver, white, or black . Find it at YLighting for $225: zm_0165_7.jpg

Our fortunate UK readers can avail themselves of the following three great options. Below left: Bubble table lamp from Heal's of white glass and chrome; £25. Below middle: Habitat's Bobby desk lamp; £25. Below right: Atlantis stainless steel desk lamp; £74.50 at Graham & Green:

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October 23, 2007

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The adjustable arc 109 lamp from Brooklyn-based David Weeks Studio is wonderful. Very unique when all the others look like they are re-inventing themselves.

posted by Holly on 11/23/2007 at 08:00 pm


Very lovely selection. Might I add

Christian Dell:
http://www.kaiseridell.de/english/products/6631-weiss/index.php
(via lolarudin.blospot.com)

the Elio Martinelli Cobra Table Lamp:
http://www.nova68.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=629&Category_Code=

the Belux Lifto:
http://www.belux.com/shop/print_site.asp?id=LIFTO&sprache=en
(I've used this one a lot at work & the adjusting on it is the best I've ever experienced.)


and the Joe Columbo Coupe table lamp:
http://www.unicalighting.com/p25669/oluce/coupe-table-lamp-by-joe-colombo-in-stock.html

posted by erik heywood on 05/06/2009 at 03:46 pm


i love these, but with so many less expensive and wonderfully designed alternatives, I can't imagine spending 700+ on a talsk light. Think west elm, CB3, even pottery barn for some great alternatives for 200 and less. spend your dough on the fabulous ochre sofa.

posted by movelab on 08/27/2009 at 07:42 pm


speaking of lighting, Ina Garten's HB test kitchen has cable lighting which may be - possibly - approximated at Ikea- installed version not shown at my location - are there other sources known to you? Ongoing problems for lighting in a kitchen- can it be reached for easy bulb replacement and can it be kept clean? Do you have solutions?

posted by teddi on 10/09/2009 at 07:06 am


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