Urban Outfitters does a cheap Spindle Lamp

It used to be that Urban Outfitters was hit-or-miss, and lately they've fallen mainly in the "miss" bin. (Um...bedazzled Keds, anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Yeah.) And we've heard mixed reviews on Urban's attempt at furniture. At worst, they're one "Everyone Loves a Hipster" tshirt shy of a Forever 21. At best, they're like the el cheapo depot version of a Jonathan Adler boutique. Which, when we found this sweet spindle lamp among the rubble of half-off kama sutra flashcards, is not necessarily a bad thing.

The lines are pretty classic, we love the lacquer-like shiny finish, and the versatility of lampshade styles that we could throw on top. The base comes in two different colors (kelly green and white), and the best part is that it's...$36!

Available at Urban Outfitters.

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I was at UO last weekend and picked up a brown lampshade and this matching bedspread (which I plan to cut up and make into a cushion for my cedar chest) Oddly, I can't find the shade online, but it adds some needed pep to my too serious apt.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=7449864200172243872&itemdescription=true&itemCount=8&id=13725155&parentid=A_FURN_BEDDING&sortProperties=%2Bproduct.marketingPriority%2C-product.startDate&navCount=37&_D%3AnavCount= &navAction=poppush&color=21&_DARGS=%2Furban%2Fcatalog%2Fcommon%2Fitemlink.jsp

posted by lurker2209 on September 20th 2007 at 1:54pm
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I've really enjoyed the furniture/housewares offerings at UO lately...maybe it's just me...

posted by willalanjr on September 25th 2007 at 10:37am
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I agree, willalanjr. What's with all the Urban-bashing? I liked the bedazzled Keds (or at least the sequined ones). I didn't get them, but I did try them on and dance around all funky fresh. Leave Urban Alone! She's a human!--er, nevermind.

posted by RobertTheChicken on September 25th 2007 at 12:04pm
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i just bought their zebra print rug for my apartment curing (it's in my style tray). also that branch like jewelry stand. i almost added that lamp in white to my order. i can stand the misses when the hits are so sweet (and cheap).

posted by urbanconjure on September 25th 2007 at 1:21pm
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these lamps are cute.

but urban outfitters is an evil, evil company. rather than buy designs from independent designers, they rip concepts, then replicate and mass produce on the cheap for greater profit, usually altering the design just enough to appear like a coincidence. not the case with the cupcake bomber tshirt they, the concept of which they stole from johnny cupcakes. though it may seem like two entities might have come up with the same concept independently of one another, johnny cupcakes has also revealed that they courted his designs, did not return his samples after they decided not to do business with one another, and "coincidentally" they soon had their own cupcake bomber tshirt in their repetoire.

via: consumerist and buzzgrinder

see lots of other examples at urban counterfitters

posted by powkang on September 26th 2007 at 3:33am
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Yech. That lamp is Granny's house in Palm Beach.

posted by Lisa Hunter on January 3rd 2008 at 1:53pm
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