$1,299 means it just looks like neon October 22, 2007
Posted by alivelee in WTF.Tags: lamps
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Buro Vormkriigers has created this neon-looking overpriced table lamp, and I’m befuddled as to the audience for this thing. My guess is those who love lava lamps will love the Mary Louise, which is made of acrylic sheets cut to look like, well, a lamp. So, we’ve narrowed the audience to the nation’s middle-aged former club-goers and to teens who swear they’re not stoned, just “tired.” Only the first group has the cash to actually buy this hideous thing, which costs $999 for the one that looks like a kid’s Christmas tree cutout (thank you “Oh Gizmo!”). The uber-etched out one on the right will run you another $300. It’s illuminated with a 14-watt fluorescent bulb that can glow in several different colors, including amber, yellow, orange, purple, blue, pink, red and green. Run to Generate to snap this bulb-that-is-a-lamp. And then think about why you have too much money.
I find it strange that one must spend so much money on something designed to look as if it doesn’t really exist.
have you ever seen the cover of the Arcade Fire record, “Neon Bible?”
i smell a lawsuit…
(ok, not really a lawsuit, but it does look a bit similar)
Hi Amy,
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