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10 Lighting Picks from Our Semi-Annual Sale
October 9, 2015
Twice a year, several of the world’s best design brands offer rare discounts on their products. Take a look at ten of our favorite lamps from the October sales, including lighting from Artemide, Artek, Flos, Louis Poulsen, Tom Dixon, and more. Be sure to check out the full semi-annual sale roundup at the Dwell Store.
The Tilt Pendant Light from Nyta delivers open, soft lighting in an interior. Featuring intuitive handling, the Tilt Pendant can be turned and swiveled to redirect lighting as needed.
The Tilt Pendant Light is currently marked down to 20% off at the Dwell Store until October 31, 2015.
The Miconos Floor Lamp, designed by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, is a floor luminaire that provides diffused incandescent lighting. The orb diffuser is made of transparent hand-blown glass and the handle is accented by a chrome-plated steel handle.
This lamp is 15% off until October 22, 2015.
Simple and fluid, the Spun Table Lamp from Flos fuses modern manufacturing with timeless craftsmanship. Designed by Sebastian Wrong, the Spun Lamp earns its name by its manufacturing—it is machined from a spun metal frame and diffuser.
This lamp is 15% off until October 22, 2015.
The Artichoke Pendant Light was designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for the Langelinie Pavillonen restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark, where it still hangs. Considered an iconic design of modern lighting, the Artichoke pendant is a sculptural fixture that features 72 precisely positioned leaves in 12 rows.
The pendant is 15% off until October 31, 2015.
The Cigar Floor Lamp was designed by George Nelson, a famous midcentury American designer. Sculptural and refined, this floor lamp is available in three sizes.
This floor lamp is 15% off until October 22, 2015.
Designed by Jasper Morrison for Flos Lighting in 2003, the Mini Glo-Ball Table Light is a petite addition to Morrison’s Glo-Ball series. The Mini Glo-Ball yields diffused light, adding accent lighting to smaller spaces like bookshelves or crowded desktops.
The Glo-Ball is also available in small, large, T table, and floor lamp styles. All are on sale for 15% off until October 22, 2015.
Designed in 1937 by acclaimed designer and architect Alvar Aalto, the A330S Pendant Lamp is a sophisticated ceiling light. Aino and Alvar Aalto were commissioned in 1936 to design the interior of the Savoy Restaurant in Helsinki. Made from a single piece of brass, the A330S Golden Bell Pendant was a part of the restaurant’s interior design. This lamp was also shown in the Finnish Pavilion of the 1937 Paris World Expo.
The A330S is 15% off until October 22, 2015.
Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide, the Tolomeo family of table and task lamps adds brilliant lighting to your desk or reading area. The Tolomeo lamps are defined by their fully adjustable bodies, which enable you to set the lamp to different heights, depending on your lighting needs.
It is available in a Classic Table Lamp, Classic LED Table Lamp, LED Lamp with Motion Sensor, Micro Table, Micro LED Table, Min Table, Mini LED Table, Midi LED Table, and Mega Floor Lamp. All are on sale for 15% off until October 22, 2015.
British design studio Tom Dixon Studio’s Beat Pendants are each playfully named after their silhouette—Fat, Stout, Tall, and Wide. Inspired by the sculptural simplicity of brass cooking pots and traditional water vessels, each pendant balances subtlety with striking details, most noticeable in the interior of the pendant.
The Beat Pendants are 15% off until October 18, 2015.
The Alcatraz Floor Lamp features a plastic and metal frame. Inspired by the Fortuny lamp of 1907, this lamp goes beyond the here and now, with silver rays in a kinetic, futuristic rhythmic sequence, which is a clear sign of a dynamic launch towards the future. The LED floor lamp rotates and has an adjustable height mechanism, making it easy to redirect light as needed.
This lamp is 15% off until October 22, 2015.
The Tilt Pendant Light from Nyta delivers open, soft lighting in an interior. Featuring intuitive handling, the Tilt Pendant can be turned and swiveled to redirect lighting as needed.
The Tilt Pendant Light is currently marked down to 20% off at the Dwell Store until October 31, 2015.
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