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jjmai
09-10-2020 at 01:39 PM.
09-10-2020 at 01:39 PM.
If you are looking for interesting lamp design, search for Heng balance lamp.
https://store.moma.org/for-the-ho...24653.html
Cheaper knockoffs can be found on ebay and amazon.

Own thread created: https://slickdeals.net/f/14335334-heng-balance-lamp-around-25
Sorry for hijacking the discussion in this thread.
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Kai89
09-10-2020 at 02:29 PM.
09-10-2020 at 02:29 PM.
Quote from jjmai :
If you are looking for interesting lamp design, search for Heng balance lamp.
https://store.moma.org/for-the-ho...24653.html
Cheaper knockoffs can be found on ebay and amazon.

Wtf this is so cool. Any recommendations on amazon?
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jjmai
09-10-2020 at 02:34 PM.
09-10-2020 at 02:34 PM.
Quote from Kai89 :
Wtf this is so cool. Any recommendations on amazon?
I don't have any recommendations. Just search for heng balance lamp, and sort by price and see what you like.
The design is actually pretty simple - the magnetic balls lift up the switch at the base to turn light on.
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Neevak
09-10-2020 at 02:36 PM.
09-10-2020 at 02:36 PM.
Clearly everyone in this thread is all about the heng balance lamp and not the walmart lamp 😄
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fan_the_man
09-10-2020 at 04:37 PM.
09-10-2020 at 04:37 PM.
is this an ad? $2 bucks off? And who's to say the last time this thing was actually $20. not slick
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RelaxedApple569
09-10-2020 at 05:56 PM.
09-10-2020 at 05:56 PM.
Quote from QuaziArts :
I agree there's nothing Japanese about the material or design, although it is minimalist. They could also call it Scandinavian or Swedish and no one would argue.

Google image search Japanese lamp and compare results to Swedish lamp. This is actually a common Japanese design. Just saying, it is not arbitrarily labeled
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09-10-2020 at 06:48 PM.

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09-10-2020 at 06:48 PM.
Quote from RelaxedApple569 :
Google image search Japanese lamp and compare results to Swedish lamp. This is actually a common Japanese design. Just saying, it is not arbitrarily labeled
That's only half true. This design itself is not common in Japan. This design is a poor attempt by someone to mimic Japanese lamps. They only succeeded in copying the square shape. Traditional Japanese lamps (more accurate to say lantern really) are designed with solid frames that symbolize boundaries/fortitude and paper/clothes membranes to connect the frames (but not hide them like this product). There are certain cultural meanings attached to it, but that's a topic for another day. I'm attaching pictures of "real" Japanese lamp designs.
P.S. Haitral is a Chinese company too.
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Lolbadcat
09-10-2020 at 11:11 PM.
09-10-2020 at 11:11 PM.
Japanese whatever. This has China written all over it
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AG1802
09-11-2020 at 06:42 AM.
09-11-2020 at 06:42 AM.
Quote from QuaziArts :
I agree there's nothing Japanese about the material or design, although it is minimalist. They could also call it Scandinavian or Swedish and no one would argue.

Yup they used to sell a few that looked similar to this back at ikea a few years back. I haven't been able to find them anymore but they were cheap too (about $9 from what I remember)
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ViciousXUSMC
09-11-2020 at 08:39 AM.
09-11-2020 at 08:39 AM.
Might get a couple of these. They look like they would work well for Hue lights to setup some color/ambience.
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SkyKing02
09-11-2020 at 08:41 AM.
09-11-2020 at 08:41 AM.
doesn't seem bright enough to read in the bedroom.
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