Guillaume Delevigne is a young designer causing quite a stir right now in Paris. Having won the ‘Laureat du Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris’ in 2011 following his first solo exhibition at Tools Gallery, he opened his own … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lighting
A collection of seven lights by Studio Wieki Somers inspired by Japanese forms including sixteenth-century Samurai flags and the fabric worn by geishas is on show at Galerie Kreo in Paris. The aim of the Studio is to introduce new … Continue reading
The heavy thick glass on the pair of pendant lights (‘Bead and Top’ 2009) by Tom Dixon (top) majestically encircles the G9 halogen bulbs whose lights are distorted by the density of the glass and the ridges on the inner … Continue reading
Exploring serpentine forms using metal, marble and glass is the metier of the talented French designer Eric Schmitt, whose works we admire for the subtle and sculptural elegance they bring to an interior. The lamp on the lower left was … Continue reading
Downtown Gallery had a stunning stand at PAD Paris this year. We loved these amazing Uchiwa lights in bamboo and rice paper for M Design by Ingo Maurer. The lights are very fragile so it is hard to find them … Continue reading
ArtParis is electric! Young designers are breaking new ground with works that are thoughtful, playful and experimental in turns. We are very excited about the energy and quality presented last evening at the vernissage! Stay tuned from more on this … Continue reading
This pair of ‘corner’ wall lights (1990) by Gaetano Pesce, lot 444 in the Artcurial Design Sale tomorrow really caught my eye. In wood and metal with a resin diffuser, their trompe l’oeil effect is playful and original while the … Continue reading
Lot 50 in tonight’s Cornette de Saint Cyr Brussels sale (4 March 2013) is this extraordinary light, ‘Taraxacum 88’ (1988) by Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002). The bulbs are placed directly onto the aluminium centre creating a ‘frothy’ effect. Edit Flos. Estimate: … Continue reading
This ‘Modular Element Assembled Lamp’ and ‘Irregular Shaped Coffee Table’ by Vincenzo de Cotiis was presented at the second edition of Design Days Dubai, a four day fair which ends today. The lamp is silvered brass tubing with inserted fluorescent lights … Continue reading
Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1965) designed this iconic hanging lamp around 1922 for Dr Hartog who lived near Utrecht. It hung over his office desk until the interior was completely destroyed in 1939. Created while Rietveld was a member of the De … Continue reading
