Lighten up
Yesterday I had the good fortune to attend a lecture by lighting guru Randall Whitehead – he’s a great entertainer as well as a supremely knowledgeable designer, if his books aren’t already in your library they should be. It would be impossible to distill the entire talk into one little blog post, but today I’d like to share just a few of his sources for fixtures that look stunning and make use energy efficient lamps. In all these fixtures the light source is hidden, so you can use fluorescent lamps and they won’t draw attention to themselves. Of course, select lamps with a color temperature of about 2700K to ensure a warm light, and being energy efficient becomes effortless as well as beautiful.
You may have seen these beautiful handmade Birch&Willow fixtures on Oprah – what a brilliant way to introduce a organic texture into your space. Hand made by true artisans in Boston – I’m saving up for some of these, or perhaps it could be another of my DIY attempts?
Birch and Willow
Birch and Willow Sconce
First Light Lighting has more contemporary examples, as well as beautiful silk fixtures – to the trade only:
First Light Lighting
First Light Lighting
First Light Lighting
The “Modern Organics” from ELK lighting use organic materials embedded in the eco-resin panels – nature cleaned up and made ready for your contemporary interiors?
ELK Modern Organics
ELK Modern Organics
Check out Dave Meeker Art for absolutely stunning lighting using LED lamps and everyday objects, like drinking stores and coffee stirrers:
Dave Meeker Art - Delight Lights
Aren’t they surprisingly beautiful? Now I’m torn between the twiggy organic look and the ethereal high-tech plastics – what do you think?
Or I could just steal a bird’s nest? I have a feeling it is a lot harder to do than it looks! Though if a pair of pea-brain sparrows can do it…
I think you should try to make one! Tell us how it goes.