What are Vintage Lamps?

Vintage lamps are lamps with designs which were popular in a previous era. The term “vintage” can be used both to refer to lamps which actually date from an older era, and to modern lamps which are meant to evoke that era. People with vintage décor often like to use vintage lamps for lighting so that the effect of their home decorating style is not ruined, and these lamps may also be used as accent pieces in modern design. The differentiation between antique, vintage, and retro can get a bit murky, as these terms are poorly defined. As a general rule, an object is considered “retro” if it is from a previous era within the last 30 years, while vintage items may be from the last 80-30 years, and antiques are even older. Vintage and antique items tend to have a genuinely old feel, as they reflect fads and fashions from long-gone eras, while retro items can sometimes have a very modern feel, because they were produced recently. Some eras were particularly glorious for the humble lamp. In t ... more