Hello AT,
I love this site and find tons of useful and good ideas here for my future first apartment (I'm a planner!). I'm hoping someone can tell me where I can find this lamp which was shown in the bedroom of the cover story for the September 2006 issue of Domino Magazine. 3/4 of the base seems to be made of cork which I think is pretty clever.
Any ideas? Thanks, Kay*
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i love this lamp, too -- i hope someone knows where to get it. domino is usually good about giving buying info, but i think they skipped it here.
It's not the exact lamp, but my favorite antique store here in Norfolk has a really great pair of cork and chrome lamps. I've seen these and they're awesome! And he'll ship anywhere.
http://futuresantiques.com/items/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=2203
If you email Domino (findit@dominomag.com) they will give you the source.
amber-
thank you! i hate to be a bummer but i just called and bought those. i've been looking for those since the magazine came out (the real ones from the mag are super pricey) and since they're in my hometown i couldn't resist. now i can just pick them up on my way home for the holidays. thanks so much for sharing the tip- i didn't even know about this shop. now i have something to check out on the way home ;)
grace
Grace,
I think we've talked about Norfolk and stuff before, if you've got any extra time while you're home, I'd love to meet up for coffee or something!
Hmmmmm...would make a great DIY project. Just buy a cylindrical lamp base and glue cork to it. I may just try this!
Wow - so cool to see my question posted!
Amber those lamps look great! But since Grace has bought 'em :( do you think they would have a second set? I don't live in the US so I would have to get them shipped...
Kiminottawa - i was thinking of it as a DIY but how could I glue cork to a cylidrical base...is cork bendable? Wouldn't I have to use a sqaure/rectangle base?
I purchased those exact lamps on e-bay a couple of months ago for $50 apiece. Just search "cork lamp" and see what you get.
cork is very pliable - you could definitely put it on a cylindrical base - probably would have a hard time around a sphere - but cylindrical no problem!
You can but thin sheets of cork at Home Depot.
oops...but = buy
Kay
I too just bought the 70's lamps (that Grace just purchased) from an antique store here in the Seattle area. I found them on Craigslist. Since then, I have been seeing these lamps everywhere and I actually just found a picture of myself at 4 yrs old in my grandmother's house and she had these lamps! I figure it's destiny :)
Here are links to some on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Modern-Cork-Chrome-Table-Lamps-Set-of-2-Eames_W0QQitemZ180057236458QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4056QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Unique-Sz-Eames-Era-Chrome-Cork-11In-Desk-Lamp_W0QQitemZ170057095943QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4056QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Good luck!
GRACE!
I forgot to ask you for your zip code (at the residence where you receive your charge card bills). I need it before I can run the charge for your cool lamps.
P.S.
For the others wondering about these lamps - I have no more (sold a single that is headed to ICELAND), but if you contact me, I'll file your request. Maybe we'll get lucky!
Thanks very much,
Ronn Ives, owner
FUTURES Antiques
I fifth the ebay--"cork lamp" always turns up something similar if not cooler. Those of you headed to smaller cities for the holidays, I'd check out your local antique malls. I agree that cork is pliable, but I wouldn't bother with gluing it to a lamp base, especially since it would not square up against the base.
great suggestions all - thanks!