September 2007 - Posts

• Romantic Designs from Corbett Lighting

  Corbett Lighting has been creating beautiful lighting for over four decades. We've just addded dozens of new Corbett designs. Look for bathroom lighting, mini pendants and chandeliers, sconces, and outdoor lights. These pieces are ideal for making a warm and sophisticated design statement.  Browse our complete Corbett lighting collection. Published: 09-28-2007 By John no comments

• Ingo Maurer at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

  If you want to see experimental lighting and happen to be in New York this Fall, check out Provoking Magic, the Ingo Maurer exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt museum. The exhibit opened on September 18th and is up until January 27th. Maurer is known for work that defies the separation between design and sculpture. Witty titles and unusual materials reveal  layers of meaning in his pieces. Maurer also shows a profound understanding of how to shape and direct light. With a typographer's eye, Maurer spaces diffusers and reflectors so precisely that he achieves stunning effects. Provoking Magic catalogues Maurer's experiments with a large variety of materials from handmade paper to programmable motherboards, to gold.  Published: 09-27-2007 By John no comments

• Get the Glow - Contemporary Glass Chandelier

  This new contemporary glass chandelier really caught our eye and made an impression. First off, the design has a clear and opal glass body shaped into a graceful, sinuous line. Then, when illuminated the piece takes on a whole new dimension, as lights situated within the opal glass makes the chandelier appear to glow from within. It's a wonderful visual effect and a marvelous contemporary take on the traditional chandelier. San Nicolo glass chandelier. Published: 09-24-2007 By John no comments

• All the Flavors of Bickett Tobin & Co.

  New on the site are these beautiful table lamp designs from Bickett Tobin & Co. The lamps come in yummy flavor colors like pumpkin, plum and butterscotch, and all feature hand-sewn Shantung silk shades. Use them to create drama on a bedroom side-table or make a color splash in a seating area. Published: 09-24-2007 By John no comments

• Positive Feedback - Notes from WIRED's NextFest

  This past weekend I attended WIRED’s NextFest to see what kind of new technology is being developed which might have applications in the lighting industry. I spent the longest amount of time in the Green Pavilion where a Swedish research institute displayed a variety of projects they had funded in design and technology. One of their projects is a series of products which have energy usage feedback built in to the visual design. The Flower Lamp responds to how much energy your household is consuming by changing in appearance. It blooms and opens when your recent usage has been low. What a great way to create household awareness around energy consumption! This light was even nominated as Time Magazine’s invention of the year for 2006. I hope to see more of these multi-functional lamps in the future, which inform us while providing beautiful lighting. Published: 09-21-2007 By Susanna no comments

• Recliner Club Chair

  We fell in love with this red leather club chair for its classic looks and super comfort. Plus, it comes with a built-in reclining mechanism that lets you stretch out in style. We think it's an instant classic. Red leather club recliner.   Published: 09-19-2007 By John no comments

• More Dorm Decorating

  The San Francisco Chronicle ran an article on Dorm decor and showcased our Blue Glass Fluorescent Desk Lamp as one of its featured products. They also had this comment on dorm room lighting: "All of the rooms we saw had a single overhead ceiling light. That makes desk or floor lighting a must for either reading or socializing..."  This observation really apples to any office or desk work space. Some things to remember when lighting your desktop office space: A distance of about 15 inches from the desktop to the desk lamp's shade bottom is ideal for optimizing light output. The lamp should be placed so that hand shadows don't fall across your work. If you are right-handed, this means placing the light source on the left side of your desk. When selecting a desk lamp, make sure the lamp arm is flexible enough to be able to adjust to get light where you'll need it.  Published: 09-14-2007 By John no comments

• Fresh Looks from Jamie Young

  Another table lamp brand we've fallen in love with are the designs from the Jamie Young Company. Founded by Los Angeles-based artists Jamie Young Jeter and David Jeter, the designs feature details like mouth-blown glass and hand-crafted shades. Other lamps have hand-painted details, like the porcelain red scroll table lamp that uses a traditional Vietnamese painting technique. These are graceful, eye-pleasing lamps you can use to create an air of chic sophistication in your home. Jamie Young Company table lamps. 11-17-08 Update: We apologize, but we no longer carry this brand of lighting at this time. Published: 09-14-2007 By John no comments

• CFL Light Bulbs Lower Your Electric Bill

  We ran across this blog post about using CFL light bulbs to lower your electric costs on Blogging Away Debt:  "What I did was install CFL light bulbs in almost every light socket in our house. I’ve heard so many good things about them saving money that I decided to try them." This blogger says using the bulbs made a huge difference. These bulbs do use less energy and last many more times than regular incandescent light bulbs. What's been your experience with CFL bulbs? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Published: 09-14-2007 By John no comments

• Jane Seymour Lighting

  Actress Jane Seymour is well-known for her home decor line of bedding and comforter ensembles. She now has a line of table lamps inspired by her homes in Bath, England, and seaside Malibu. These are hand-fashioned lamps, and many feature hand-applied finishes over ceramic lamp bases. View all Jane Seymour table lamps. Published: 09-14-2007 By John no comments