Covering all the bases
Lamp offerings put their best base forward
-- Home Accents Today, 6/1/2008
Lamp offerings put their best base forward as a lineup infused with character takes shape. Whether it is an intricate pattern, unique silhouette, vibrant color or shimmering finish, these designs illuminate detailed bodies that will have eyes drifting south of the shade. — Lindsey Strader
A tin base depicting a vintage baseball advertisement and a complementing shade with a red finial combine to create the Mathewson lamp from Sterling Industries' Trophy Room Collection ($172).
An embroidered teal dupioni silk shade tops a base made of gem quality rock crystal spheres on the Exclusive lamp from Schonbek. A semi-precious parrot of onyx, amazonite and orange calcite perches on the rock crystal finial ($4,750).
A metal elephant figure forms the base of the Kenya lamp from Uttermost, finished in antiqued champagne leaf with a dark gray wash, burnished edges and dark brown details ($372).
Designed by Oscar de la Renta, the Marigold lamp from Oriental Accent showcases a base saturated in vivid yellow, topped with a round soft back pleated shade ($488, base; $80, shade).
Topped with a champagne taupe box pleat shade with black trim, the Zelda table lamp from Currey & Company showcases black and white porcelain with a clear acrylic base ($490).
The White Chocolate Glam lamp features a white linen shade with brown trim and raised textural detailing on the base from Andrea by Sadek ($180).
A reverse-painted gourd-shaped glass base with amber, brown and black patterns resembling tortoiseshell makes a dramatic statement on the table lamp from Vintage Verandah ($235).
The Chevron table lamp from Adesso features a satin steel base constructed of stacked pyramids and a black silk-like fabric drum shade ($175).
CBK's Metallic table lamp spotlights a diamond green finish ($120).
Willow Green's Sassy Cassie lamp displays a pyramid cylinder base with hand-painted metallic weave porcelain ($210).
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