Italian floor lamps

Lighting is of great importance in the formation of a cozy and comfortable atmosphere in any room. Therefore, particular attention is paid to the selection of lighting devices. Among the most popular and sought-after sources of artificial light are Italian floor lamps that combine centuries-old traditions with modern innovative technologies.

Italian floor lamps are an elegant and functional combination of tradition and innovation. The first floor lamps for interior design Italians began to use in the XVII century and managed to turn their production into real art. It is not surprising that today Italy remains one of the most well-known countries producing luxury lighting fixtures on a high base.

Characteristic features of any Italian floor lamp:

• Permanently high build quality and all materials used.
• Originality of the design decision thought over to trifles.
• Maximum functionality and practicality.
• Durability.
• Efficiency.

All this is made possible through the use of traditional techniques in combination with the achievements of modern science.

Italian floor lamps have a number of advantages over other types of lighting devices:

• They do not require additional assembly and assembly work.
• They can be easily moved from place to place.
• They have functional integrity, without requiring additional supports, cabinets. On the contrary, there are models of floor lamps, equipped with their own elements of tables.
• With their help, it is easy to zoning a room. The tripod (leg) of the floor lamp serves as a visual limiter of the zone.

Floor lamps made in Italy are, as a rule, floor lamps with a lamp shade, striking in their beauty, grace and variety.

The latter can be made from:

• fabrics;
• wood;
• metal;
• plastic;
• blown glass.

However, in addition to the classic models, the Italian manufacturers can find desktop copies and lamps without a lampshade. The height of the tripods varies from 1 to 2 meters. They themselves are made of wood, plastic and wrought metal.

Different devices of Italian brands and by type of lighting:

• diffused light;
• reflected light;
• directional light.

Most modern models are additionally equipped with a floor lamp height regulator, while expensive specimens also have a rheostat that allows adjusting the intensity of illumination.

Understand the variety presented on the shelves of floor lamps is quite difficult. It is even more difficult, at times, to identify a really high-quality Italian product, to distinguish it from numerous fakes.

In order not to be deceived and not buy a fake, experts advise to pay attention to the following points:

• Cost Original lamps from Italy can not be cheap.
• Materials The bronze fittings of the Italian device contains 65% copper. In cheaper fakes - the percentage of copper is much lower. The crystal pendants of the original floor lamps are made of high-quality material from the Austrian factory Scholer. In counterfeit ones, cheaper types of crystal are used, or even plain glass. It is quite simple to distinguish the glass of the plafonds of the original product from a cheap fake - it is quite thin. At the same time, the inside of the ceiling has a smooth structure, and the outside is slightly rough or embossed.

• Build quality. The manufacturer of fakes does not pay much attention to subtleties, therefore in the transitions between parts and elements of the product there are often inconsistencies and other flaws. This is especially noticeable in the place where the horn is attached to the body.
• Marking On the packaging, labels and the products themselves must necessarily indicate that the products are manufactured in Italy.
• Documents. The passports of the original Italian floor lamps are printed in several European languages. At the same time they have no translation into Russian. But fakes, most often, are completed with passports exclusively in Russian.

• The lamps. All products of Italian masters must be equipped with high quality lamps. Counterfeits can be sold with cheap bulbs or without them at all.
• "Internals". All internal equipment of the original consists of elements of European manufacture and is marked with the country of origin. The equipment for switching on and adjustment, in turn, is mounted on a special board (as opposed to a fake, in which the mount is made directly to the case).
• Availability of certificates. All products from Italy have international and European certification. When buying, the seller must show all the relevant certificates, which indicate the manufacturer's logo, product number, contact details and full address.

In addition, the purchase of a floor lamp in branded or large stores of lighting equipment, as well as the viewing of catalogs, can protect the buyer from a fake.

You will learn more about Italian floor lamps in the following video.