Designer Brenda Houston has created an impressive line of table lamps inspired and comprised by the mineral formations of nature.  Houston hand-picks crystalline chunks of minerals to become the bases of her brilliant lamps.  These mineral lamps stand between 23 and 29 inches tall, feature a simple lamp shade that takes no attention away from the mineral centerpiece within.  We’ll take that bold, black beauty above with the inset spider.  It’s a perfect match for the superhero lair we’re building in a cave below TheCoolist’s headquarters… [brenda houston via carrie leber] View in gallery

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