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 ...
I’m a huge admirer of Ingo Maurer’s lamp designs, many of them have that playful simplicity that makes you think, “I could have done that” - as long as none of your friends are around to cut you down to size! Lucellino is simply a lightbulb with wings: Transformed into a flock it becomes Birds ...
Just a few of my favorite things from the show floor at KBIS today – not necessarily new, not necessarily world changing, just a few things that caught my eye or made me happy. First, beautiful LED pendants from WAC Lighting – dimmable, dainty, energy efficient, and many of them reaching the 40 lumens per ...
With all the new lighting technologies available, there are few limits to what we can do in kitchens these days. These little toe kick lights are a case in point – great if you get the midnight munchies but don’t want to wake yourself up with too much light, or perhaps to light the way ...
What about this for a light fixture? At least I assume it’s light fixture, since it doesn’t look as if it would be particularly practical for hanging pots, or even laundry, on. It certainly makes for a striking centerpiece – though it would probably be even more effective actually centered over the table … And ...
A single wall sconce in the kitchen can be a charming way to add a little pizazz, light a dark corner, not to mention creating a little asymmetrical balance, whether it is a traditional touch: or a contemporary accent, like this diminutive member of Artemide’s Tolomeo family. OK, I admit, the one above might well ...
Yesterday I mused on the use of balance-arm style lamps in the kitchen: The dominant reaction to the trend was a resounding “hmmm”. So I wonder how you feel about this alternative – industrial style pendant lights over the counters? (Click photos for links). These are industrial and retro - they balance the austerity of ...