Originally posted 2010-03-21 07:34:51. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Lamps can be a difficult thing in a home. All too often you can’t find the right one and when you find one that work physically, it isn’t the right style. That’s what’s so cool about this shade from Lamp Gustaf, a Swedish company. It has those clean contemporary lines typical of Scandinavian design, but you can customize it to fit you.
The lamp comes with predrilled holes in a choice of two shade sizes, the large barrel shown in the picture and a narrower barrel, shown on the product page. Since the holes pretty much cover the shade, you can stitch it as heavily a you like.
You can also see a short YouTube video of people making their own shades.
op art bargello
Any charted pattern would work, But what about making a lamp version of the Op Art Bargello, by finding a nice Bargello line and stitching it on the lamp. Because the shade is a classic shape, you can stitch it so it fits in any decor. The one thing to do is to leave the background open. Stitching too heavily will significantly cut down on the light coming from the lamp.
Thanks to Decor8, a great design blog, for letting us know about it.
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