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Tomtetoday at 6:28 PM4 repliesview on HN

What is the lamp, the one that‘s like a paper globe?

That was everywhere in my childhood.


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allenutoday at 8:49 PM

The one on the shelf is probably a Akari paper lantern. I have an orange one that I quite like. You used to be able to buy them from Design Within Reach or the MoMA Design Store, but I can't find them on their sites now but they're on the Noguchi site. [1] The hanging sphere one might be similar.

For those not aware of them, Design Within Reach has a lot of nice famous designed furniture and shelving, but pricey. They often have 15% off season sales though. Good place to shop if you're into the stuff seen in this blog post.

[1] https://shop.noguchi.org/collections/akari-light-sculptures

dredmorbiustoday at 7:08 PM

"Paper lantern" generally. Many inexpensive import shops carried them in the Before Times. Widely available now. They offer a soft ambient glow. Not ideal as a reading lamp (a bit too diffuse), but quite good for general room lighting.

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Munksgaardtoday at 6:54 PM

Not necessarily that specific lamp, but GULLSUDARE from IKEA is the same kind.

righthandtoday at 6:33 PM

Japanese lantern