Let there be fittings

Light fittings are defined by three categories: it starts with lamps that are designed to stand on the floor. The next steps up to table level to include desk lamps while the third category is made up of lamps that hang from the ceiling. Some designers produce versions of a single design in all three forms. It’s what Danish architect Arne Jacobsen did in 1960 when he created furniture, cutlery and lighting for the SAS hotel in Copenhagen. His elegant lamps, with their distinctive chamfered cones, come in different versions to sit on the floor, on a desk, or to project from the ceiling.