We saw a lot of inspiring and provocative new design this past week in Paris! All of it is for sale so if you are interested in any of these pieces just email us and we will put you directly … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lighting
The strong, clean undulating lines of Pierre Paulin’s red and purple sofas create a bright counterpoint to the dramatically dark and immaculately presented pret-a-porter pieces in Azzedine Alaïa’s new Paris shop, while simultaneously complimenting the sculptural nature of Alaïa’s work … Continue reading
We recently came upon this fabulous light (first image) by Max Ingrand, the master glass worker and designer (1908-1969). In painted metal and glass it was produced circa 1955 by Fontana Arte. The shade here has been replaced in the … Continue reading
We usually focus mainly on French design but couldn’t resist this amazing pair of wall lights (one of the pair in our image) which we saw in Paris last week! We were utterly enchanted. In tubular acrylic and painted metal, … Continue reading
These wall lights are so chic! The small inverted shade hides a small lightbulb that operates independently from the the larger bulb hidden by the large splayed shade. The light pivots on the ring connecting the large and small shade … Continue reading
The Flux table lamp, part of the new ‘Enlightenment’ collection by Noé Duchaufour Lawrence marks the designer’s first collaboration with GAIA&GINO. The hand blown glass light first debuted at Milan in March this year. It was designed to evoke glass … Continue reading
For French designer Benjamin Graindorge, cristalCane lamps are living beings. Their skeletons are made of glass and they carry the essence of light with grace and elegance: the energy is totally invisible – revealed only through its effect – the … Continue reading
We have long been fans of Charles Trevelyan’s amazing work and posted about his ‘Outside Within’ light (first image above) in Spring last year http://arte-case.com/2012/04/11/there-was-an-outstanding-array-of-talent-at-pad-in/. On a recent viewing of his current pieces we were fascinated to see how his … Continue reading
Claude Lalanne (b.1924) takes the natural world as her source of imagery with this fabulous chandelier in bronze, and although technically it is a light it seems more like sculpture. Her unique combination of surrealism and romanticism make her fabulous … Continue reading
The young Paris-born designer, Jonas Fernando Pires opened his own gallery last year on the left Bank and is producing some truly sensational work. Heavily inspired by the minimalism of Mies van der Rohe’s work and the graphic lines of … Continue reading
