Because they’re just so convenient. By Tim McKeough Swing-arm sconces put light exactly where you need it. And they’re especially helpful in spaces where you don’t have wiring for a ceiling fixture or ...

Getting the correct height for these bedside fixtures is crucial, says our expert. See what advice Lighting Doctor Randall Whitehead has to offer curious readers in this blog. Q.: Randall, what is the ...

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In the Inventors Hall of Fame, he wouldn’t be at the top of the list (he’d be close alphabetically), yet we must still credit him with inventing a product that is presently in many of our homes and ...

Dezeen has teamed up with Barcelona lighting brand Vibia to give readers the chance to win one of two different table lamps, designed by Lievore Altherr Molina. This competition is now closed.

George Hansen, 92, who adapted the idea of a wall-mounted, swing-arm lamp into his ubiquitous Hansen lamp, died Tuesday in New York City of causes associated with old age. A graduate of the Rindge ...