As well as some old favourites like the seed dispensers and six smaller Himalayan honeypots (yes… you people who’ve been waiting for these, they’re finally here!), we have some completely new styles too.

Let me introduce our new brass and steel lamps – 9″ high and with an elegant basket weave pattern, we think these will be popular:

We’ve also commissioned our first ever ceramic lamps from local artisans Rookes Pottery.

These red earthenware lamps are simply stunning and we hope to have some more in soon:

Hope you all enjoy the new additions – order now!

New Lamps In Stock For March 2012 is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog

LittleSun is one such project.

These dinky little LED lights are charged via solar panels and provide up to five hours of bright light for four hours of exposure to sunlight.

The design is cute to say the least and can be carried, worn or strapped to a bicycle to charge and then can be hung on a wall or clamped to a desk to provide light at night.

The LittleSun is light, durable and low cost, both to produce and to buy.

Simply wonderful!

LittleSun Bringing Light To Those In Darkness is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog

There are a few things to consider:

Do you need a focal point for your room?

Is your living room in near constant use or a drawing room for more occasional formal use?

How large is your living room?

Is there a strong colour scheme or existing “theme” for the room?

Is yours a modern, contemporary home or more traditional in style?

The first thing to establish is the best position for your lamp(s) in the room.

Next, work out the largest area the lamp can take up, both horizontally and vertically (remember, a lamp shade more than doubles the height of most lamps).

Now consider the shape of lamp and shade you think will best fit the space – I always go for the biggest that fits for maximum impact.

If you’re looking for a pair of table lamps to stand either side of a table or perhaps in alcoves either side of a fireplace, try to make sure the lamps will be proportionate.

Now that you’ve established position, turn your attention to colour and materials.

A plain lamp base is best if you plan to redecorate your living room over time – you can always change the lamp shade to match your scheme.

In a traditional drawing room, a more ornate and colourful base may be better, perhaps acting as the catalyst for accent colours around the room.

The table lamp’s material is also a factor to consider.

If your living room is shared with children, cats and dogs, you need a table lamp which can survive the odd knock without breaking – this pretty much rules out ceramic lamps. Look for wooden lamps or strong metals like brass.

If you have a large living room with lots of table lamps, consider employing an electrician to wire up special lamp sockets which you can switch on and off centrally. Having to perform a nightly tour of your room, switching of lamps can be a chore!

If I may be so bold, I’d like to suggest you have a good look at our range of wooden lamps for your living room.

They are all elegant, robust and suitable for contemporary or traditional interiors and in most cases, are unique individual pieces.

Table Lamps For The Living Room is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog

I’ve been musing lately on why task lighting seems to be so popular at the moment.

There seem to be two dominant trends – industrial design and LED.

Now obviously, all of us need good lighting when we’re working on something detailed and a light over a desk can be invaluable, but I wonder, is some of the current demand fuelled by the introduction of low voltage, eco friendly ambient lighting?

There was a time when you’d stick a 100W incandescent bulb into a ceiling light and you’d need sunglasses to find your way around the room.

Now, it seems to take forever for the new low voltage bulbs to warm up and even then, the light they emit seems somehow dull.

This could of course be my imagination, but I’m convinced there’s something in this.

From a table lamp retailer’s point of view, I wonder whether the new bulbs are forcing table lamps to become ornaments rather than functional light sources – the muzak of room lighting if you will.

I still love the warm glow from a fabulous table lamp in a corner but I do think the time may have come for us at The Original Table Lamp Company to begin supplying task lighting too.

I’d love to design our own range and to that end, will be meeting a local craftsman next week to see what we might come up with.

What do you think?

Image via Original BTC

The Relentless Growth Of Task Lighting is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog

Caroline Olsson designed these Skog lamps as part of her final year project at design school and they have now been snapped up for manufacture by Norway’s Magnor Glassworks.

Designed to mimic trees (skog means forest in Norwegian), these table lamps are made from turned oak and mouth-blown coloured glass.

I love their elegant simplicity and the fact that each lamp is unique – I’d love to supply these in the UK!

Hat tip to contemporist for the original article.

Skog Glass Lamps by Caroline Olsson is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog

Produced under license by Republic of Fritz Hansen, these lamps are the archetypal form following function design for define Bauhaus design.

Originally designed by Christian Dell in 1931, the Kaiser Idell lamps are available as floor lamps, table lamps, pendants and wall lamps in various primary colours.

A timeless lamp if ever I saw one!

Happy 80th Birthday Kaiser Idell Lamps is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog

These lamps are sadly getting harder and harder to come by, especially in the smaller sizes, however these large table lamps are truly beautiful.

Although not strictly speaking in the Autumn Sale (as they’re new, there was no previous price!), all of our table lamps are going to go up in price by 10% on 1st November 2011, so now is a great time to get a bargain before Christmas.

As you can see, these table lamps are big – they’re all around 2 feet tall with the shade and will need a decently-sized table to show them off.

There are 6 of them in all and each is a unique individual and priced accordingly.

Hope you love them as much as we do!

P.S. For future reference, the Merlot in the pictures wasn’t very nice (but it was on offer!)…

New Large Wooden Lamps Just In is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog

Prices are reduced on every single lamp, even the unique “one offs”, so this is the perfect time to sort out a wonderful gift – is it too early to be thinking about Christmas?

Included in the sale too, are new candlestick or stem lamps – one an antiqued and silvered traditional stem lamp

and the other a silvered and tortoiseshell effect stem.

The weight of these lamps is surprising when you lift them and I guess we’ll just have to take the hit on these with FedEx, however they are truly wonderful and not to be confused with some, on the face of it, similar lamps from the high street.

I haven’t put the pre-sale prices on the lamps – do you think it makes a difference and would you be more likely to buy if you could see the saving?

I’ve always been a bit contrarian and just because the high street retailers do it, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s right – I feel a split test coming on!

Please comment below if you have an opinion on this.

Oh… and don’t forget to buy some of our table lamps!

Autumn Table Lamps Sale is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog

The reduction in ambient light levels in the upper Northern hemisphere as we approach the winter solstice, always leads to an increase in cases of SAD (seasonal affective disorder).

Now you may think this is one of those “made up” afflictions, used as an excuse by shirkers and malingerers, but try telling Monty Don and the other 7-17% of the UK population affected, that it doesn’t exist!

What does this have to do with table lamps you may justifiably ask?

Well, Finnish design company Artek have created a bright white light table lamp specifically targeted at SAD sufferers.

This is a 72W certified bright light therapy lamp with a 4000k light temperature – there’s a dimmer too if you find it too bright!

Now it’s not the kind of lamp we usually sell here at The Original Table Lamp Company, but if there’s enough demand, I’d be more than happy to enquire about supplying this lamp to UK customers.

Let me know.

Artek Bright Light Winter Lamp is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog

Formed by cutting into the dried husks of gourds from Senegal, these striking lamps cast the most magical shadow patterns when lit but look equally magnificent in daylight hours as objects in themselves.

The level of detail in the carving is exquisite – I’m not sure if this is done by hand or by laser etching, but either way, the result is amazing.

The lamp bases are made from either carved wood or wound cord, setting off the lamp beautifully.

Calabarte’s website is under construction but you can check out Calabarte’s flickr page for more images.

Gourd Table Lamps from Calabarte is an article originally published by - The Original Table Lamp Company Blog