THE LAMP AND LIGHTING BOOK
DESIGNS, ELEMENTS, MATERIALS, SHADES-FOR STANDING LAMPS,CEILING AND WALL FIXTURES
copyright 1976, second printing 1977
by Thelma R. Newman,Jay Hartley Newman,Lee Scott Newman
246 pages, 475 photographs, 144 diagrams, 23 color plates.
Hardcover in ok condition, pages clean and tight with overall age tanning, I see no interior mark other than a price in pencil on title page. Binding tight. Boards have moderate edgewear, 3/4 of boards are a white faux leather that is very soiled . Spine covered in black cloth with bright silver title. No dust jacket.
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CONTENTS:
- LIGHT AND DESIGN
- CONSTRUCTING AND WIRING THE BASIC LAMP
- LAMPSHADE MAKING
- THE PORTABLES: TABLE AND FLOOR LAMPS
- CEILING AND WALL FIXTURES
- LAMPS FROM FOUND OBJECTS
- STAINED-GLASS-TYPE LAMPS
- THE LAMP AS SCULPTURE
Each chapter has many well organized sections that take you through the lamp making process.
Sometimes I put this in the origami book section because there are some amazing lamps made by folding paper and plastics.
Styles shown include Mid Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, 50s, 60s, 70s, Space Age, Japanese Shoji, Danish Modern, Found Object, Lamps that are tables, pleated lampshades, string art, pole floor to ceiling lamps, acrylic, calabash, artichoke, lamps that are sculpture, turned wood, bent wood, Tiffany style stained glass, amd MORE, make your own style!
Designers represented include Artluce; Joe & Gianini Colombo; O-Luce of Milan; Alexander Calder; Wendell Castle; Neal Small Designs; Gino Sarfatti; Mobilite; Koch & Lowry; George Kovacs Lighting; Roy Child; and MORE
Has a great section on Supply Sources.
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SHIPPING To USA $4.00 Media Mail. International shipping $14.00 Canada and Mexico, $14.00 to the rest of the world.
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