Orbital Floor Lamp
by Ferruccio Laviani for Foscarini
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Modern elegance
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Comments about Orbital Floor Lamp
This lamp is beautiful lit up or not. It never fails to get a compliment. Just be sure to get the correct 40 watt E12 globes. I used frosted small globes because the clear was too bright.
Very cool lamp in the right setting!
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My wife and I love this lamp because it is like a sculpture even when it is not lit. When it is lit, each shade has a great "fade" effect where it is brighter in the middle and fades to darker on the edges. It is a very unique lamp and may not work in every room, but in our living room, the couches are a "modern" amoeba shape and the shapes of the shades work nicely with that. The base is certainly sturdy enough, but it is only made of folded metal -- I think if it were cast aluminum or something solid, it would bring the whole thing up a notch. Also, the bulbs are a "candelabra" base and you must get ones that are perfect spheres with a short neck. These are readily available in the U.S. at the big box hardware stores.
Foscarini
Founded on the Murano island in Venice, Italy in 1981, Foscarini started out creating blown glass-based lighting. They eventually expanded into other materials (the first being the Havana in 1993), and moved in 1994 to the Marcon area of Venice, into a building that reflected the modern aesthetic of their contemporary lighting. Success led to brand stability and swiftly growing name recognition.
