Archaic Style Vase Table Lamp

An archaic bronze shape, finally given something useful to do.

This archaic style vase table lamp is contemporary, in bronze and hardstone. Its base follows the form of ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessels, whose stout bodies and flanges have been adapted by designers for centuries. The vase has a flared neck ringed with raised bands, a squared body divided by vertical ridges, and a mottled green patina throughout. It rests on a dark wooden plinth. A cream shade with corded edges flares above, topped by a yellow hardstone finial.

Three thousand years of design history, now in charge of the reading light.