As the name suggests, gourd retro table lamps are distinctive by the shape of the lamp stand which resembles that of a gourd. The stand is wide near the base and then tapers from below halfway to provide the stand upon which the lampshade will sit. Gourd table lamps provide a wonderful canvas for intricate [...] Read more »
Eames Era Table Lamps
The use of the descriptive term Eames Era nowadays can refer to any item of furniture that was made between 1938 and 1970, which are the years that Charles Eames produced the bulk of his work. Very few pieces that are advertised with the Eames tag were actually designed by Eames, it can usually simply [...] Read more »
Retro Pottery Table Lamps
Some of the more striking and easily identifiable for the era are pottery retro table lamps. These table lamps are notable for the work that has gone into the lamp stand with the ceramics often given brilliantly colored paintwork. Often sitting atop these types of lamps are white translucent lampshades that are almost inconsequential so [...] Read more »
Atomic Retro Table Lamps
Part of the retro era covered the Atomic years of the 1950s and consequently the furniture that was manufactured throughout this period of the 20th Century is referred to as Atomic. The style is as eclectic as the entire retro period with some experimental materials used as well as a few space age designs that [...] Read more »