Unusual lighting can be a real (we had to say it) turn on. Besides keeping us from tripping over the furniture, lighting creates the atmosphere and sets the mood of a room. Why don’t we pay more attention to it? The trio of “Best Ofs” your 3LUXE team reviews here represent very different ideas of gorgeous ways to light a living room. Each replaces the everyday with the entirely unexpected. They’re conversation pieces even when they’re not on, and they’re guaranteed to transform your space in a major way. Best of all, their very presence will make you look brilliant.
Amazingly, this sensational lighting fixture actually was created to answer a quandary. If you need a ceiling lamp but don’t want to drill a hole in the ceiling, then you understand the motivation behind the design of the Arco Lamp. Legendary Italian designers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni solved this familiar problem in 1962. The Arco lamp was a design shooting star then, and it remains so today. There’s one in NYC’s Museum of Modern Art, for example, and there should be one in your livi... FULL REVIEW
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MSRP $2,448.00
Rarely does a wall lamp intrigue so much, but the unique shape of this 3LUXE “Best Of” shouts for attention. The Atomium Wall Lamp reminds us of the Fifties (well, we’ve seen pictures), of Thunderbirds and Sputnik and the atom. Without a doubt, this lamp has such great energy. The organic shape sparks your imagination even when it isn’t illuminating your room. The Atomium’s three light sources, shielded by the white thermoplastic diffuser, will bathe your surroundings in a cool, soothing amb... FULL REVIEW
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MSRP $1048
From the distinguished American designer with a most unusual name, Thomas Pheasant, comes a Classic Floor Lamp that is unabashedly, terrifically stylish. The Greek key motif of the footed base is ancient and modern all at once, and that alone ensures its place in the 3LUXE “Best Of” pantheon. Sleek and statuesque, its proportions are perfect. And we like the warmth of both the bronze-finished base and the ivory shade. Everyone needs at least one floor lamp, and you could waste quite a bit of time ... FULL REVIEW
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MSRP $2030
