I’m currently on the hunt for a new nightstand lamp, but I’ve learned that I’m exceedingly picky. IKEA fare feels too basic, but I also refuse to blow half my paycheck on a vintage gem. Where have you found good lamps?

These Antique Street Lamps Have Become an L.A. Landmark

To create this installation, titled “Urban Light,” artist Chris Burden collected lamp posts over many years from a wide swath of Southern California urban settings. Painted a uniform steel gray, the 202 lamps vary in size but join together to form a solar-powered escape from the traffic on Wilshire Boulevard.

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