Post #393619 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Jul 13, 2008 2:59 PM

I think both is true, some were home made, some manufactured by lamp companies. This very popular style:

....was offered as a do-it-yourself kit, I have a full page ad for these from an old magazine, I just can't find it right now (arrgh!)

For example, my newest acquisition, this resin flower lamp, was used for 60s apartments in different designs, so it couldn't have been home made:

I posted Kate's example of one in situ in an apartment A-frame on page 2 of this thread, here is a cylindrical version that used to hang at the Kona Pali apartments (and at the Kona Kai):

I just can't decide if this beauty looks better ON....

...or OFF, it is just so yummy and sharp:

in fact it looks SO clean, it must have never been used, like it came right out of the box! :)

I am looking very much forward to hear any recollections from your senior contacts, maybe they can recall where else similar resin lamps were available, and maybe they have some materials left.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-07-13 15:18 ]