robot lamp says: light my shiny metal ass
filed under: design | retro | robotics
September 17th, 2008 post a comment (1) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
Affirmative. Yes, affirmative. I must have a pair of these metallic robot lamps flanking the sides of my bed.
With a retro style reminiscent of a 1950s robot movie (or Jemaine and Bret dressed in tin foil wrapped cardboard boxes depending on your point of view), these nifty bedside lamps are actually made out of ceramic with a metallic silver coating. The lamps measure about 17″ tall, so they’re substantial enough to put in your living room if you’d rather not worry about a pair of robots coming to life and killing you in your sleep. And now, enjoy this brief musical interlude…
(If you’re feeling more whimsical, you can put some mutton chops and chunky black glasses on the left one, and a scraggly hair helmet on the other.)
While I’d rather that the robots themselves lit up, I think I can forgive the ugly bulb and lampshade sticking out of the top of its head. Available from Urban Outfitters for just $30.
[via GeekSugar]
September 17th, 2008 post a comment (1) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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1. Robert Fernandez | November 20th, 2008 at 12:39 am
I picked up a lamp at the now defunked store “Service Merchandisers” about eleven years ago. It was designed like a Rubiks Cube except it was made of a series of linked triangles that could be shaped anywhere from a straight tower to a coiled snake shape. The triangles where hinged in the same fashion as a Rubiks Cube, but they were actually each a five sided triangular shape I believe. Wouldn’t you know, when I moved it was one of the 2 items that was destroyed. It was an amazing looking lamp and used a hologen bulb. I haven’t been able to find another one or who even made it. Any ideas?
Please let me know. Your site is incredible. I’ve learned about another art project I’m working on from your site. It mentions litrospheres. Amazing technology. I can’t wait to try out the paints. Robert
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