Contemporary floor lamps
Is there such a thing as a contemporary floor lamp? We really, really doubt it. At the risk of getting all philosophical on you: contemporary is tomorrow’s vintage. Get it? You are only as old as you feel and why would that be any different for floor lamps? Floor lamps are people too! No, they are not but anyway, at Empel Collections, our designs are contemporary but not trendy. We like our lamps to last, not only in the quality of the materials but also in the quality of the designs. We design contemporary floor lamps, ceiling lights, wall lamps, and table lamps that do not age, or, come to think of it, that age really, really well.
Pair vintage Besselink & Jones swing arm floor lamps
Restored, rewired... two vintage Besselink & Jones triple swing arm library lamps.
When we found them they had aged to a very dark brown. ( unlacquered brass)
We polished them by hand to regain the original nice antique brass look. Some aging spots still showing on the base...giving away its age/ nice patina.
They are unlacquered, so the patina build up continues. Just rub with silver-cloth once a month and they will stay like this.
We rewired them with a double lamp socket cluster...gives you more direct light on your book.
We had two new knife pleat shades with manchet made in an Emerald silk. Gold liner.
Silk cord available.
As shown in image top of shade is at 130cm. ( could go lower and a good 25cm higher)
Shade shown 27.5/17.5/21 cm side.
When we found them they had aged to a very dark brown. ( unlacquered brass)
We polished them by hand to regain the original nice antique brass look. Some aging spots still showing on the base...giving away its age/ nice patina.
They are unlacquered, so the patina build up continues. Just rub with silver-cloth once a month and they will stay like this.
We rewired them with a double lamp socket cluster...gives you more direct light on your book.
We had two new knife pleat shades with manchet made in an Emerald silk. Gold liner.
Silk cord available.
As shown in image top of shade is at 130cm. ( could go lower and a good 25cm higher)
Shade shown 27.5/17.5/21 cm side.
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