living | hollywood (backlot) chic floor lamps

'Studio Halogen Floor Lamp' from Lamps Plus

Working in media production, I always get all excitified whenever I see something that screams 'studio style' - especially when it looks like it could work in a room.

DWR's 'Fortuny'

I've had this lamp bookmarked on my web browser forever - since I went on a lamp-looking tangent after seeing DWR's Fortuny floor lamp (it reminded me immediately of a 1920s Hollywood studio). In love with the Fortuny, but strapped for the $5,000 (shucks, man), I decided to look around for stuff that might fit the industrial-chic thing I was after.

After a couple wild goose chases on Craigslist and Ebay, I found this 'Studio Halogen Floor Lamp' from the rarely-chic dudes over at Lamps Plus.


The lamp's design cues are pretty thoughtful - it took me back into the TV studio, but in a warm and inviting way. The slim neck and quad-blubs (each individually aimable) go together nicely.

Course there's nothing like the real stuff... next DIY project: rig up an old flashbulb floor lamp; oh, yeah.