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By: Diane Sampson
Website: http://www.lamps-n-lighting.com
Tony Award-winning lamp lighting designer Jules
Fisher - and partner Peggy Eisenhauer - have lighted
more than 150 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows,
in addition to ballet, opera, TV and rock and
roll productions.
What I want: Function always comes first; the
lamp lighting should distribute light where you
want it.
I must have: Of course the lamp lighting must
also be beautiful. As an object, I want it pleasing
to my eye. A reading lamp should light the book.
By the same token, a lamp meant to illuminate
people sitting on a couch should do that gracefully.
Generally speaking, incandescent sources are still
the most attractive for homes because they flatter
skin tones.
What I hate: Shopping for lamps in a showroom;
they are usually all on and you have to imagine
one lamp doing all the work on its own.
Savvy shopper: Always look for lamp lighting
with dimmer switches; it's important for a lamp
to adjust to the mood of different scenarios.
And I might be willing to spend a little more
to purchase one with historical value. Somehow
they seem more attractive ... but maybe it's because
they remind us of a lamp grandma had!
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