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  2. Chandelier - Wikipedia

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    A Roman hanging lamp or chandelier. Hanging lighting devices, some described as chandeliers, were known since ancient times, and circular ceramic lamps with multiple points for wicks or candles were used in the Roman period. [11] [12] The Roman terms lychnuchus or lychnus, however, can refer to candlestick, floor lamps, candelabra, or ...

  3. Timeline of lighting technology - Wikipedia

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    Stanley lit 23 businesses along a 4000 feet length of main street stepping a 500 AC volt current at the street down to 100 volts to power incandescent lamps at each location. [8] 1893 GE introduces first commercial fully enclosed carbon arc lamp. Sealed in glass globes, it lasts 100h and therefore 10 times longer than hitherto carbon arc lamps ...

  4. Atomic Age (design) - Wikipedia

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    Atomic Age furniture design strived for modernity with bright colors, round, organic designs, and a common use of plastics and metals. The spherical and rounded motifs in tables, chairs, lamps, doors, and countless others were derived from the atom, continuing to establish its place as an icon for the technological advancements of the time.

  5. Pendant light - Wikipedia

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    Poul Henningsen, PH Lamp, 1927: pendant lamp whereby the light was emitted indirectly. A pendant light, sometimes called a drop or suspender, is a lone light fixture that hangs from the ceiling usually suspended by a cord, chain, or metal rod. [1]

  6. 60 Photos That Prove the ’70s Was the Most Stylish Decade - AOL

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    No matter your personal style, there’s a ’70s look that speaks to you. Click through for inspiring vintage photos from the trendiest decade, ahead.

  7. Tiffany lamp - Wikipedia

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    A Tiffany lamp is a type of lamp made of glass and shade designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany or artisans, mostly women, and made (in originals) in his design studio. The glass in the lampshades is put together with the copper-foil technique instead of leaded, the classic technique for stained-glass windows.

  8. Art Deco - Wikipedia

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    Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit. ' Decorative Arts '), [1] is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), [2] and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.

  9. Poul Henningsen - Wikipedia

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    For example: A PH 5/5 lamp has a 50 cm top shade, a 31 cm middle shade (around 2/3 of 50), and a 16.5 cm bottom shade (around 1/3 of 50). [ 16 ] The original models (with matching top and bottom fractions) worked well as ceiling lamps but they weren't suited for low-hanging use, like over a table, where the illumination area was too narrow and ...