About Art Deco Lamps: Intro

I think Art Deco Lamps were mentioned first in the Bible.

And God said “Let there be light!” And there was light. Genesis 1:3. Okay, so there is a bit of exaggeration.

After food, nothing comes close to awaken and arouse our senses as lighting does. Nothing. Without light we are completely lost, helpless, depressed, disoriented. Everyone knows that Life needs light; and ever since the beginning of time, mankind has been trying to improve, harness, design, create, establish, and invent light or some derivation thereof. For the most part, we’ve accomplished that

We’ve come a long way from Genesis 1:3. From torches of open flames, to the functionality of incandescent bulb, and beyond. We now use lights to transform our environment; our homes, our gardens, our cities, our lives. From the simplest technology and designs to the most dramatic, extraordinary lighting creation.

Folks, this subject is soooo big with endless possibilities; I chose to concentrate on art deco aspects of illuminating our immediate surrounding.

Before I start, I’d like to touch on some important attributes regarding lighting. In future posts, I’ll drill down to the art deco style and give more details. Here are information snippets about lights and about things to come.

Interior architects use lighting to emphasis and de-emphasis space, height, room.
In stores, lighting plays a major role in the psychology of the customer.
Lighting is used to focus the eyes of the person in the room. Some examples are, museums and jewelry stores use lights to get the visitor to focus on certain things.
Focused lighting helps in concentration as it reduces distractions.
Lights are used in a decorative sense, with color, and intensity.
Special use of lights creates moods, from very alert to very docile, quiet, or intimate mood.
Playing with warm or cold shades of lights create optical illusion depending on the purpose of the space and the mood you want to create.

Art Deco was a design style starting about 1925 lasting into the 40s with some decline in popularity. In the 1980s the style surged again. Art Deco is an opulent style incorporating broad, geometric, and strong colors. If you are lucky enough to live where there is an old cinema that has been preserved, you’ll get a glimpse of what it was like. If not, look here:

Art Deco Theater

South Beach loves this style too.

South Beach Art Deco

You can still see some remnants of the style in Cuba from the good times when Americans invested in the island.

Art Deco Building

Art Deco lamps are distinguished lighting systems from an era filled with opulence, richness, and culture. Placing art deco lamps is a simple trick to add sophistication and richness to your surroundings. The rest of this site will concentrate on the Art Deco Lamp.

Art Deco table lamp