Tech & Design
Classic Midcentury Design Gets an Update
Light up your home with these dazzling new lamps and their vintage prequels.
August 2011 Issue
CONTEMPORARY OFFSHOOT
The Arq lamp by BEplusHAVE
re-creates the swoop of its namesake using hardware-store materials like
PVC pipe and a 55-pound chunk of wood.
$1,690; thefutureperfect.com
MID-CENTURY ICON
Pier and Achille Castiglioni got the
idea for their 1962 lamp for Flos from Italy's street lights. The Arco's
steel arm stretches eight-plus feet from a marble base, while its shade
provides overhead illumination—no installation necessary.
$2,696; dwr.com
Prop styling by Lisa Esdalv at ba-reps.com. Bitra lamp: Courtesy of Vitra. All other original lamps: Courtesy of Design Within Reach.
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