A designer touch is always welcome in a home. After all, who doesn't want a little of that? Unfortunately, buying a designer piece is not always within one's budget – after all, we can't blow through our entire budget on a piece of single home decor, right?

Thankfully, there are more and more retailers coming out with great dupes of high-end items that give us the look we want without the heavy price tag.

The latest one is none other than BIG W, which just released a $70 lamp that pays homage to a vintage designer piece that would normally set you back over $3000!

The new Mirabella Logan brass table lamp is a part of BIG W's spring/summer homewares collection and is inspired by the classic Atollo lamp from the 1970s.

This retro-inspired lamp features a brass metal base and shade. Credit: BIG W.

The original was designed by Italian architect Vico Magistretti and won the famous Compasso D'Oro design award in 1979, but it will cost you an arm and a leg if you want to add it to your home décor.

Of course, other Aussie retailers offer similar dupes of these popular lamps for around $250 (like the Garrett table lamp from Temple & Webster), but sometimes even a reasonably priced copy can be out of our budget.

So, we were very pleased when we saw that BIG W had picked up on the retro trend and added their version to their homewares range!

Gary Chen, a Senior Designer at BIG W, told a news source that all year long, they 'monitor' both Australian and international fashion and home design trends.

Aside from that, they also always pay attention to the feedback of their customers and include the comments, suggestions, and other information they get into the creative process for each new season.

'Because of this, we know Aussie families are looking for not only quality everyday basics but also those affordable key trend items like the Mirabella Logan Table Lamp to elevate their homes for the new season,' Chen added.

Retro-style lighting fixtures like the mushroom lamp are very popular. Credit: Temple & Webster (left), Oluce (right).

Retro furniture and home decor are all the rage right now, and even New York's prestigious Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has embraced the style.

According to Chay Costello, the MoMA's Associate Director of Merchandising, the retro looks of the '60s and '70s are making a comeback in the realm of interior design.

'Then, like now, people were trying to connect with nature. But another reason we ended up with this preponderance of mushroom lamps is that there's an affinity between the form of a mushroom and the function of lamps.'

Whether you go for the designer original or the more affordable option from BIG W, we think this lamp is a great way to add a touch of retro style to your home.

What do you think, members? Let us know in the comments if you'll be picking one up!

 

[Ricci]

This sort of thing makes me mad. Sure it's ok to advertise this stuff for people who are setting up their home but that's not the demographic they're going for. It would seem we are all being encouraged to ditch our perfectly serviceable stuff and replace it with these new trendy items. It happens at least four times a year and no-one could possibly keep up.

 

[Groovy]

So, every new season we should change the decoration of our home?
If I had lots of money, I probably would.
I used to change things around every year, to freshen up the way it looked and it worked

 

[Suzanne rose]

To be honest this lamp isn't that nice .
I had an orange plastic one in the 70s , that I loved then but my taste has changed over the years

I do have a lamp shaped like this but it is lead light glass

 

[Macarj]

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