Reviews

Formistry, hanging lamp, lamp, Lighting, pendant lamp, rattan, rattan lamp, Singapore design, suspension lighting, woven lamp

At ICFF Singapore: Rattan Lamp by Formistry

I do not have fond memories of rattan. As a child, our rattan dining chairs did nothing but create hexagonal indentations on my bare skin—we lived in Miami, after all, where we spent most of our time in bathing suits. Read more

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architectural lighting, ceiling lights, contract lighting, healthcare lighting, recessed light, recessed luminaire, wall lighting

Wall and Ceiling Efficiency: The Helissa Lights by Zumtobel

Recessed wall- and ceiling-mounted luminaires can create a dazzling full brightness throughout an interior space that lamps and hanging pendants cannot replicate . Read more

architectural lighting, ceiling lights, club, disco, experimental lighting, fluid lighting, hospitality, LED lighting, nightclub, nightclub lighting

The Undulating Aura Light and Sound Suites Project by bluarch

Leave it to a master planning, lighting and architectural designer - bluarch architecture + interiors + lighting founder Antonio Di Oronzo - to create swirling lights using mesh screens, tiny colorful LED lights and chromed panels that create a ceiling movement like waves of a windswept ocean. Read more

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architectural lighting, concave shielding, contract lighting, education lighting, Focal Point, Made in the USA, suspended indirect luminaire, Verve III

Energy & Expression in Lighting: Verve III by Focal Point

Verve is a word that means artistic expression, vitality, and talent. These three meanings are evident in the design of Verve III, a suspended indirect luminaire designed and created by Focal Point, LLC, a Chicago-based lighting firm that wants to emphasize “the art of lighting.” This ceiling fixture hangs with style and panache—a sort of kinetic tribute to energy itself. Read more

Barrel pendant, Enoki pendant, Fishbowl pendant, halogen lamp, handblown glass, LED lamp, Lighting, monopoint pendants, pendant lamp, table lamp, Tracy Glover, Tracy Glover design, Venetian handblown glass, Wall Lamp

Tracy Glover’s Monopoint Pendants to Debut at Boutique Design New York

Every so often I happen across a product that I immediately categorize as requisite inventory in my future fantasy house—the one my wife and I will compile and assemble once money is no object. Read more