Show your lamps  

Anyone
Know anything about Barry's tabletop arc lamp?

my favorite lamp
for the moment is a ceiling fixture by french designer and artist Max SAUZE. Looks really cool in my study

Carolyn, nice find. Dings...
Carolyn, nice find. Dings and dents are very common in vintage PH5 lamps. You have been lucky to find one in that condition. I would remove that sticker though!
nervuss, that is a gorgeous lamp. Reminds me of a Hans Agne Jacobsson table lamp, but I think yours came first. Is it aluminum? I have only seen Max Sauze lamps in photos. They rarely turn up for sale over here.

I am a sucker for lamps
Tough to say which might be a favorite....
1) Do love the matching pair of Gerald Thurston lamps for Lightolier that I found about 15 years apart.
2)Really like this twisted wood standing lamp-Anyone have any clues as to designer/maker. Looks like Russel Wright.
3)Another unknown. Lampshade is made by Remington. Lamp is unmarked. Had the brass parts chromed.
Enjoyed seeing all of these favorites.
Do think Dudedah's 1st photo/wall sconce might be by Kurt Versen.
Khus

photo retry
still a novice at adding photos

Regarding my table top arc lamp
I don't know who designed it, but I'm pretty sure it's Italian. I bought mine in NYC in 1994 and my reupholostery friend in Minneapolis has the exact same lamp, so it must've been well distributed and somewhat popular back in the early 1960's.
One thing I'm not so crazy about it, is that it requires a very short regular socket bulb and who knows how long I'll be able to get a bulb for it!
Finally, like a lot of my lamps, it has a confined light area due to the shade being opaque; the illumination area is very limiting....
Most of my lamps were finds but if I had thought about it, I'd be more inclinded to buy lamps that have an open-type shade that illuminates in a more open manner.

hey Gustav
yes the blades are aluminium. I ound it last year at a flea market, bought it for 60 euros 🙂

deco Lamp
bronze and quartz
deco Lamp
bronze and quartz

Thanks
khus, great set! Thurston's lamps for Lightolier are superb, but hard to find here. I love the matching floor and desk lamps. That's a very cool sideboard too. What is it?
nervuss, thanks for the info. That's a good deal!
trittium, another great lamp. Love the material combination.
Just got this one, my new favorite:

Prismar
Prismar
http://www.undesignable.eu/view.item.php?id=268&cat=1

sideboard
Gustaf,
Made by Heywood-Wakefield. Rather common here in the US making them affordable. I love the simplicity of the designs. You will see lots of it on ebay. A couple of books have been produced showing a good majority of their modern lines.
I have seen very few of this particular Thurston lamp style over time, but many similar with the tripod idea.
Khus

khus
Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

Gustaf, I just bought a PH...
Gustaf, I just bought a PH 5. She is beautiful but I am astonished that the light is very dark to illuminate my kitchen. Currently I am using a 100 W halogen bulb (= 140 W). Maybe I should try a 140 W halogen bulb (= 200 W). But thats a lot of energy.
Do you have the same experience?

Try CFL
I noticed that the light was not as bright when we installed our PH lamp. I went with a brighter bulb but use a CFL as it saves energy, lasts longer and burns cooler.

Sure, I looked after a CFL...
Sure, I looked after a CFL but I couldn't find one with enough power (effective 200 W, 2800 lumen). Do you think 30 W CFL is enough?