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Objects of Design #223: A Guide to Light Bulbs

vintage style light bulbs for a good selection try rockett st george Ever since Lee Broom made a light bulb inspired by an old crystal decanter, the bulb has taken centre stage in interior design. Gone are the days when a pretty shade was required to cover up the bulb. The old filament light bulbs are
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Objects of Design #222: Copper Lighting

modernist Danish table lamp in copper from Plumo Copper is the metal of the moment. I'm a huge fan of metallics and have written about copper before on these pages. It's great for lighting as it's a little softer than gold or brass and its soft pink glow goes so well with the dark greys
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Objects of Design #221: Paola Navone for Crate & Barrel

riviera pendant lights by paola navone for crate & barrel So there we were last week happily poking about Paola Navone's apartment in Paris when next up, a tweet from Blog Tour LA alerts me to the fact that the great Italian designer has only gone and collaborated with Crate&Barrel. como pendant light by paola
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Objects of Design #220: Gray Pants Moon Ceiling Light

gray pants moon ceiling light from rockettstgeorge.co.uk Can you guess? No, they're not wooden. Nor metal. Copper? Nice guess. Wrong. Give up? Well it's old cardboard boxes. Aren't they pretty? And if you buy one. It will come to you in a cardboard box which you can return to them to be made into another
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Objects of Design #219: Anthropologie Iron Petals Pendant Lamp

iron petals pendant lamps from anthropologie.eu Just look at these. I mean phwoar. I love these lights. They're part of the new collection at Anthropologie and I like them so much that a) I can't choose my favourite and b) I would consider re-installing the overhead light in the sitting room for these. mixed with real
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Objects of Design #218: Steuart Padwick Lighting

sticks floor light: image from benchmarkfurniture.com Steuart Padwick launched his company in 2009 specialising in lighting, furniture and product design and he has been a regular at 100% Design, part of the London Design Festival, ever since. sticks desk light: image from benchmarkfurniture.com I'm a huge fan of his lights and was thrilled for Steuart
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Objects of Design #217: Graphic Letter Lights

The graphic lamp collection from delightfull.eu The fashion for illuminated letters shows no sign of disappearing. I first blogged about this in Objects of Design last year when the Seletti letters came out. I still love those but now there is a new boy in the playground. These colourful graphic letters from delightfull.eu come in
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Objects of Design #216: Zinc Rise and Fall Lamp

zinc rise and fall lamp from thefrenchhouse.net This zinc lamp is perfect for anyone who likes the industrial look. Although see how perfectly it fits it into this pared back Scandi-style interior too. detail: aged zinc lamp Zinc is great for interiors but it can be hard to get the finish right which is why
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Objects of Design #215: The Arc Black and Gold Metal Floor Lamp

black and gold floor lamp from Graham and Green So onto lighting proper. Although I hope you enjoyed your browse around the new Decorator's Notebook store yesterday, today we are looking at this beauty from Graham and Green. ready for your close-up; black and gold floor lamp So many floor lamps all end up looking
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Objects of Design #214: Decorators Notebook Launch: Lighting

Where to start today? It's 1 October, which means a new series of Objects of Design. And this month, what with the nights drawing in, the potatoes baking and the lure of the cashmere socks, it feels like it's time to address lighting, as promised yesterday. Pallet light shade, £30 small or £70 large But
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