Lamp Whore

After some effort setting up the various lamps around the flat, I realised something. I'm a bit of a lamp whore!
Habitat arc lamp - the base alone weighed 11 kgs! I lugged this from the Habitat shop in London (forgot exact location now. It's been about 8 or 9 years now!), up the hill to SM's home. Then lugged it across town to Heathrow Airport (don't even get me started on the adventure I had, trying to get to the airport that fateful day). Then carried it home to Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, where friends spent their time avoiding bumping their heads against the lampshade everytime they got up from my beanbag...then it continued it's journey down to MG, Singapore, to TS, Singapore, and now, to NH (with a new lampshade to replace the old lampshade, which has "retired"). And yes, the lamp base still weighs a bloody ton!
I believe this was from Ikea, bought during my Hong Kong stint, which makes this at least 8 to 9 years old. The original lampshade's since disintegrated, and the base has been in storage for a while, due to a missing screw to hold the legs in place. Finally bargained with a hardware store to sell me a single 4mm screw, took out a "spare" lampshade, and set the thing up in a nice corner of NH. Still needs some work to get the look right...
Another Ikea purchase about 3 years ago, which got relegated to SC for some time. It has since been rescued from the stuff left behind in SC, and sits on a nice marble side table now, together with the Apsara purchase from Chatuchak. Love the organic shape of the lampbase and the orange lampshade.
Lime green lotus lampshade, coveted for a long time and purchased on a visit back to Hong Kong some years ago, which Y very kindly lugged back on a home trip for me. Lampbase of dark brown wood from Ikea. Yet another lucky buy!
Finally, the latest addition to the family. Guess how you switch the light on and off? :D

I love all kinds of lighting, and especially table lamps. They give warmth and character to a wherever you choose to place them. Some make you wonder at their intricate construction. Some make your jaws drop by the patterns of light they throw out on the walls and ceilings. Some make you gawk at the impressive silhouette they cut against the background of the room they're placed in. And some just make you burst out laughing at their wit. There's just so much to love!