Green table lamps
A green table lamp is associated by many with the power and high office of its owner. This is due to the recent Soviet past. Now many designers use this attribute in their projects, and installing this device not only in offices, but also in other rooms.
Story
The history of the popularity of the green table lamp goes far back in Soviet times. Once Nadezhda Krupskaya presented V.I. Lenin with a kerosene lamp with a green shade. She's up to I liked the leader of the world proletariat, that he ordered it to be redone under the electric lamp. In addition, he equipped the Lenin Library with such lamps.
Further, green table lamps began to be installed in all the offices of the governing “top”.
She became a symbol of prosperity in the house. It was fashionable among the intelligentsia of that time to give each other appliances with a lamp shade of that color. In addition, green lamps smoothly migrated overseas. They began to equip and offices in the White House.Many Americans even believe that a green lampshade was invented in their own country.
Benefits
The lamp shade of this tone in the USSR was not accidentally installed on lamps. It was found that the light of the green spectrum has a beneficial effect on vision. Everyone knows that with frequent reading under artificial lighting, the muscles of the eyes tighten with greater force, thereby fatigue quickly occurs, and vision deteriorates. Green light, on the contrary, makes the muscles relax. Under such a lamp one can study various documents for a longer time without feeling tired of the eyes.
Green is also able to relieve stress and calm emotions.
In addition, thanks to the historical situation of the green lamp is an attribute of luxury. It will add chic to the interior where it is installed. Modern industry offers a different design of this device, so it can be picked up in almost any interior. Green is combined with a huge number of other colors, so it is easy to fit into the ready-made design of the room.
Functions
A green lamp can perform several functions:
- Local lighting - perform its main function.In this case, the lamp is installed on the desktop and highlights the area for reading and writing.
- Creating a mood. A desk lamp of this color can be used as a dimmed light in the room, thus creating an intimate setting.
- Decoration. Use the device only as a decor, creating with it a bright accent in the room.
Kinds
Table lamp of green color can be of two main types:
- Classic. This lamp features a strict design. Her style is elegant and sophisticated. Lamps of this type well disperse the light, under which it is pleasant to read or needlework.
- Office. This is a modern type that is installed on desktops as an additional light source. They have a modern design, allow you to change the direction of the beam of illumination.
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Materials
The following materials are used to make a green table lamp:
- Metal. From this material can be performed as the ceiling, and the steps. In the classic types of devices often used in combination with a green shade stand color of aged gold or chrome surface.
- Plastic. Office materials are usually made of this material. In their production usually used thermoplastic, which can withstand the heat from the bulb.
- Glass. This material can be trimmed base lamp or made a cap.
- The cloth. This material is usually trimmed lamp shades of classic lamps, which are designed to decorate the interior.
Where to install?
If earlier it was possible to meet a green lamp only in the offices, then modern designers use it everywhere. In the nursery, green office lamps are mainly used. Such a device will not only help highlight the working area of the desk, but will also help to remove negative emotions from the child, set it up for study.
For the office also use office lamps, but the lamp in the classical style will be appropriate here.
In the bedroom, both classic lamps and an office option are installed. It all depends on the style in which the interior is made. Also in this room are used devices with an extended leg - mini-floor lamps. In the living room, a green table lamp is used as decoration. It also helps illuminate the area where you are doing knitting or another type of needlework.
Where can one buy?
You can buy a green lamp in almost any store. Huge selection of devices allows you to choose a device made in a completely different styles - from Classic to Hi-Tech. But if you still want to buy a retro lamp, then you should contact the commission shop or go to the flea market. There are quite original items from the last century. You can even find a real kerosene lamp with a green shade.
Cost of
The cost of a green lamp of this type is completely different and depends both on the type and place of production. An ordinary desk lamp for a child can be bought for 500 rubles, while the office version with a long, swiveling “foot” will cost over 1000 rubles.
Classic options will cost you even more. The simplest models will cost about 2,000 rubles.
Design options made on an individual project using crystal, gilding and other expensive materials will cost you quite a lot. Their cost can reach several hundred thousand rubles. But such a device you will not find anyone else.
Interesting models
In the lighting market you can find a large selection of lamps with a green shade.
Here are some interesting models:
- Artelamp A2251LT-2RB. The lamp in a classic style. Reminds devices installed in the Lenin Library. Represents a metal basis from bronze and the lamp shade from green glossy glass. Produced this model in Italy. The cost of the device is about 6500 rubles.
- Brilliant Paolo 92907/04. This lamp is designed as a night light. The basis of the lamp is made of ceramics in the form of a heap of stones. The ceiling is made of textiles. Ideal for a bedroom designed in modern style. This lamp is manufactured in Germany. Its price is about 2000 rubles.
- Kink Light 0903.07 Morocco. The lamp in the Arabian style will decorate any room, made in the style of "Thousand and One Nights." The wealth of the forged stand and mosaic of green glass and beads of different colors will create a unique interior in your room. This design model is made in China. The cost of the device is about 4000 rubles.
- Kink Light IA 0741101.07. This device is designed to illuminate the desk in the nursery. Designed as a green cow.Its cost is about 3000 rubles.
- Odeon Light 2805 / 1T Arli. Another lamp model aimed at a children's audience. A funny bee will not leave a child indifferent to this lighting device. Natural materials wood and metal make it completely environmentally friendly. The cost of the device is about 8500 rubles.
- Browbeck Ottone. The lamp is made in vintage style. Its appearance resembles a bat-type luminaire. It will be the perfect accessory for decorating a room in a classic style. Its cost is about 24,000 rubles.
- Arte Lamp Veil A3082LT-1WG. The Italian model of the decorative lamp with the green lamp shade. Ideal for modern bedroom equipment. The high leg of this device gives it elegance. And jewelry on it in the form of crystal drops add shine when the lamp is turned on. The cost of the device is about 3,500 rubles.
- "Modern Sirius" From 16. This office lamp has a fairly modern style. Suitable for installation not only on the desktop. In the high-tech bedroom, such a device can also be installed on bedside tables. Its exact geometric shapes quite allow it. The cost of the lamp - about 3000 rubles.