Design by Tom Dixon. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. This malleable material can be worked by hand or machined to create bold forms an tactile surfaces. Its warm, golden color makes it much appreciated in art or decorative design. The Base floor lamp combines a smooth finished brass shade with a matte-textured sand-cast iron base. Equipped with 118" black fabric cord with in-line switch 40" from the lamp. Material(s): brass, cast iron Dimensions: Shade: 20"D x 12"H. Overall Height: 63". Lamp Type: incandescent Bulbs: 1 X 60W 120V E26 (medium base) G30 incandescent lamp (included) Tom DixonBorn in Sfax, Tunisia in 1959, to a French/Latvian mother and an English father, Tom Dixon moved to England aged four and spent his school years in London. He dropped out of Chelsea School of Art to play bass in the band Funkapolitan before teaching himself welding and going on to produce furniture. Tom rose to prominence in the mid 1980's as "the talented untrained designer with a line in welded salvage furniture". He set up 'Space' as a creative think-tank and shop front for himself and other young designers. By the late 1980's, Tom Dixon's international reputation grew, he was approached by Italian furniture design company, Cappellini, for whom he desinged the Iconic "S" chair. In the 1990's, he became a household name and Jack, his polypropylene "sitting, stacking, lighting thing" designed for his own company Eurolounge was a symbol of the age. Tom Dixon's appointment as Head of the UK design studio at the furniture retailer Habitat in 1998 was considered controversial. He came from a self-employed background instead of a corporate culture and was never considered "establishment". Tom Dixon led the company through its biggest makeover and quickly won recognition by becoming Head of International Design in 1999 and Creative Director in 2001. He was the public face of a collective team responsible for rejuvenating the Habitat brand, while maintaining Terence Conran's dream of enriching everyday life through simple, modern design and creating a shopping experience that is theatrical and intimate. In 2000, Tom's work was recognized by the award of an OBE by Her Majesty The Queen. His works have also been acquired by the world's most famous museums and are now in permanent collections across the globe including Victoria and Albert Museum, Museums of Modern Art New York and Tokyo and Centre Beaubourg (Pompidou). "Honestly, I can't remember ever holding an ambition to be a designer. It just slowly came over me as I rejected notions of being an artist or, a craftsman. Even today I prefer the idea of being an industrialist."- Tom Dixon. Tom DixonEstablished in 2002, Tom Dixon is a British design and manufacturing company of lighting and furniture. With a recognised commitment to innovation and a mission to revive the British furniture industry, the Tom Dixon brand is inspired by the unique heritage, the individualistic innovation and the robust, no nonsense engineering of these small islands. In 2004 Proventus, the Swedish-based private investment company, teamed up with Tom Dixon to establish Design Research, a design and product development holding company. Tom Dixon launches new collections annually at the Milan international furniture fair and product is sold across 61 countries. Customer Reviewsvery cool floor lamp the look is even better than what it looked in the picture. the base has a sleek design to it and is fairly unique looking. I love fact it came shipped as 1-piece so didn't have to screw together different sections of the base and rod which always ends up being more difficult than you would think. Only complaint is the on/off switch is on the cord but it's about 1.5 ft down the cord from the base so you have to figure out how to hide all that cord while keeping the on/off switch exposed. By: M.B., Renter (New Jersey) Free Shipping. Price Guarantee. Easy Returns. It's good to shop at YLighting.At YLighting, we are so confident that the Base Floor Lamp will make you happy that we offer a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and our 100% Price Guarantee. What's more, we also offer Free Shipping on orders over $75. |





