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Get the Look: 22 Sconces that Stretch

I’m trying to come up with a spot in my apartment where I could install one of these super long-armed wall lamps. I’m over the industrial factory look (for my own space anyway). I like the bare bones minimal ones and also the Italian vintage styles from the ’50s, though I fear they’re a bit on the whimsical side for me.  I think #15 is my favorite. Maybe in the family room, over the sofa? That room could use a little architectural-like interest. It’s much more practical than an annoying floor lamp.  Many of these are pricey; the style hasn’t been knocked off  in a frenzy by the usual suspects yet, so I didn’t really find any truly “low” options.

S H O P P I N G 

1. Huge 1950-Inspired Sconces at Antiques MC.

2. Link Small Wall Lamp, $330 at Room & Board.

3. Counterpoise Swing Arm Sconce, $429 at Restoration Hardware.

4. Prouvé Potence by Jean Prouvé + Charlotte Perriand for Vitra, $1720 at DWR.

5. Workstead Wall Lamp, $875 at Workstead.

6. Vintage Swing Arm Lamp, $575 at Addo Novo.

7. Talak Wall Lamp by Neil Poulton by Artemide, $690 at Hive.

8. Deadstock Jib Light by Castor, $1900 at Matter.

9. 1950’s Sconce by Pierre Guariche, $4500 at BG Galleries.

10. Falena Wall Lamp by Alvaro Siza for FontanaArte, $682.20 at Hive.

11. Gooseneck Barn Lamp in Red, $315 at DWR.

12.Array Twin Sconce $2,400 at Siglo Moderno.

13. 265 Wall Lamp by Paolo Rizzatto for Flos, $1295 at DWR.

14. 1950s Stilnovo Articulated Sconce, $7,900 at Modern One.

15. Serge Mouille 2-Arm Sconce by Serge Mouille, $5200 at DWR.

16. Cord Lamp by Brendan Ravenhill, $220 at The Future Perfect.

17. Twiggy Ceiling Lamps by Marc Sadler for Foscarini, $2100 at Hive.

18. French Articulating Double Arm Sconce, $1800 at Orange.

19. Tolomeo Mega by Michele De Lucchi for Artemide, $650 at Hive.

20. Tolomeo by Michele De Lucchi for Artemide, $370 at DWR.

21. BL5 Wall Pendant by Robert Dudley Best, $299.50 at DWR.

22. Danish Teak Double Sconce, $1,938 at Art of Vintage.

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Montage: 38 Rooms with Long-Armed Sconces

A few years ago it was the bare bulb.  Now everyone’s hanging these super spindly sconces in unexpected places (and sometimes they even have bare bulbs). Over sinks and sofas, from beams, and reaching straight across kitchens, they’re an interesting element, and certainly functional. Some have a mid-century Italian twist, others are more industrial work horses. I guess I like them, though it’s not exactly easy to install a sconce on a whim. I wonder if those who are incorporating them into current projects will feel like they’re trendy/dated in a couple of years. Time will tell. In the meantime, I like them, even if they look like they might reach out and grab you.

Photographer Inger Marie Grini  – Bo Bedre

Kelly Behun

via Mi Casa Es Su Casa

via Design Traveller

via Mi Casa Es Su Casa

Photographer Nathan Kirkman

Photographer Pernille Kaalund

Tamzin Greenhill

via Blood and Champagne

Paul Caddell of Abingdon 12

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DWR

NYT

Photographer Peter Margonelli

Ron Marvin  –  Traditional Home

via Blood and Champagne

via Blood and Champagne

Elle Espana

Photographer Andreas Mickkel Hansen – Bolig Magasinet

Elle Decoration South Africa

Piet Boon

Dimore Studio

Shelton Mindel & Associates

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Photographer Armelle Habib

Photographer Toby Scott  –  Est Magazine

Norm Architects Copenhagen

via Mi Casa Es Su Casa

via Lello

Shelton Mindel & Associates

 Alketas Pazis in Athens

Atlanta Homes Magazine

via Blood and Champagne

Photographer Magnus Anesund

Elle Decoration

Home of gallerist David Gill – Photographer Ricardo Labougle

Bolig Magasinet

Photographer Magnus Anesund

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Montage: 47 Living Rooms with Chandeliers and Pendants

The renovations are finally finished in our condo, save for a few odds and ends and two extra dining room tables in the living room. I should also get around to sourcing a living room chandelier. I had the electrician add a box and switch for one in the center of the living room, between the rows of recessed lights. I originally thought I’d like a vintage sputnik, possibly in brass, but now I’m not so sure. Obviously a glittering crystal chandelier isn’t my taste, and a Lindsey Adelman fixture is way out of my price range. So, what shall it be? I found some gorgeous specimens on 1st Dibs, but I’ll save those until tomorrow. Meanwhile, let’s look at 47 different living rooms with various options, from contemporary creations and vintage sputnik to lanterns and Chinoiserie.


Alisberg Parker Architects


Julie Bowen’s home by Molly Luetkeymeyer of M. Design Interiors


Jenna Lyons’ NYC brownstone by Levenson McDavid Architects


Kelly Behun


Delphine Krakoff of Pamplemousse Design


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Jean Louis Deniot


Frank Roop


Brad Dufton of Color Theory


unknown


via The Aestate


Shaun Jackson Design for fashion designer Michelle Smith of Milly


Tilton Fenwick


Amanda Nisbet Design


Design Within Reach


Jamie Drake Design Associates


Elizabeth Kimberly Design


Photographer Peter Margonelli


via Skona Hem


Melanie Turner Interiors


Photographer Francesco Lagnese


Jessica Helgerson Interior Design


via The Aestate


Photographer Susan Gillmore


John Willey of Willey Design


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Clarisse Demory


via Living Etc.


via Living Etc.


Architects Found Associates


Julianne Moore’s NYC brownstone


via Inspace Locations


via Homes and Gardens


Photographer Simon Watson


Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors


Photographer Francis Smith


Bolig Magasinet   |  Photographer Mark Roshams


Weitzman Halpern Interior Design  |  unknown


Steven Gambrel  |  unknown


Stylist Rosie Brown  |  Amy Butler’s home


via Living Etc.  |  via Inspace Locations


Abington Gallery  |  Photographer Simon Watson


Orrick & Company Architecture & Design  |  Photographer Philips Ficks

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Get the Look: 51 Floor Lamps

Following up on last week’s Montage: 43 Rooms with Floor Lamps, here are 51 floor lamps in lots of different colors, finishes, shapes, and styles. Scroll down for links for where to buy.

 

Row 1:
’50s Jielde Lyon Floor Lamp designed by Jean Louis Domecq, SOLD at Almond Hartzog, 1st Dibs.
AJ Floor Lamp designed by Arne Jacobsen for Louis Poulsen, $882 at DWR.
Tri-P Floor Lamp by Foscarini/Diesel Home, $729 at Lumens.

Row 2:
Foscarini Caboche Floor Lamp designed by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto, $3,553 at All Modern.
Jonathan Adler Lancaster White Leather Floor Lamp, $636.91 at Lamps Plus.
Marset Scantling Floor Lamp designed by Mathias Hahn, $1,010 at Y Lighting.

Row 3:
Swisslamps 1956 Robert Hausmann Kristall Floor Lamp, $5,500 at Downtown, 1st Dibs.
Beacon Floor Lamp, on sale $199 at CB2.
Pablo Cortina 60-Inch Floor Lamp designed by Pablo Pardo, $ 390 at DWR.

Row 4:
Robert Abbey Shinto Tripod in Wrought Iron, $302.50 at All Modern.
Flos Glo-Ball Floor Lamp designed by Jasper Morrison, $792 to $1112 at Hive.

Row 5:
Sonneman Quadratto Swing Arm Floor Lamp in Satin Nickel, $600 at All Modern.
Foscarini Tress Media Floor Lamp designed by Marc Sadler, $1,349 at Y Lighting.
Excel Floor Lamp by Rich Brilliant Willing, $1,200 at Wright Now, 1st Dibs.

Row 6:
Moooi Trix Floor Lamp designed by Marcel Wanders, $452 at Hive.
Tom Dixon Felt Shade Floor Lamp, $505 at Lumens.
Moooi Dandelion Floor Lamp, $2,912 at Lightology.

Row 7:
Pablo Brazo Floor Lamp, $460 at Neena’s.
Pipes Floor Lamp at Showplace, 1st Dibs.
1950s Artluce Multicolor Floor Lamp, price upon request at Eccola, 1st Dibs.

Row 8:
Allen Resin Floor Lamp, $349 at Crate & Barrel
LZF Sioux Floor Lamp, $1,788 at O Lighting.
Flos Stylos designed by Achille Castiglioni, $1,228 at Unica Home.

Row 9:
Tolomeo Mega Floor Lamp designed by Michele De Lucchi & G. Fassina, $983 at Hive.
Foscarini Birdie Floor Lap designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba, $747 at Lumens.

Row 10:
Slamp: Bach Floor Lamp, $508 to $968 at O Lighting.
Sonneman Treluci Piccolo Floor Lamp, $1,400 at Y Lighting.
Virtual Comfort Hudson Floor Lamp designed by Thomas O’Brien, $839.90 at Neena’s.

Row 11:
Umbrella Floor Lamp, $220 at Lightology.
Foscarini Havana Floor Lamp designed by Jozeph Forakis, $602 at Lightology.
Flos Spun Floor Lamp designed by Sebastian Wrong, $1,592 at Hive.

Row 12:
Drink Floor Lamp designed by Donegani and Lauda, $676 at Y Lighting.
Flos Arco designed by Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni , $2,696 at O Lighting.

Row 13:
Pablo Link Task Floor Light designed by Peter Stathis, $420 to $440 at Lumens.
Kartell Toobe Floor Light designed by Ferruccio Lavian, $620 at Hive.

Row 14:
Taper Shade Floor Lamp, $199 at West Elm.
Vibia I.Cono Floor Lamp designed by Lievore, Altherr & Molina, $1,405 at Y Lighting.

Row 15:
Foscarini Twiggy Lettura Floor Lamp designed by Marc Sadler
, $1,897 at Lumens.
Bolio Floor Lamp, $1,108.28 at Y Lighting.

Row 16:
LZF Link Large Floor Lamp by Ray Power, $1,776.80 at Y Lighting.
David Trubridge Reed Bamboo Floor Lamp, $4,120 at Y Lighting.
Fabbian Twirl D49 Floor Lamp in Blue, $849 at Neena’s.

Row 17:
Woody Floor Lamp with Red Silk Dupioni Shade, $384 at Y Lighting.
Encaixe Floor Lamp designed by Alturo Alvarez, $1,795 at Lumens.
Z-BAR Gen 3 LED Floor Lamp, $324 at Y Lighting.

Row 18:
Gubi Grasshopper Floor Lamp designed by Greta Grossman, $875 at DWR.
Foscarini Orbital designed by Ferruccio Laviani, $1,844 at Lumens.
Tripod Wood Floor Lamp, $249 at West Elm.

Row 19:
Lights Up! Flight Floor Lamp in Anna Green, $280 to $396 at 2Modern.
Moooi Position Floor Lamp, $5,448 at Lightology.
Vibia Jazz Floor Lamp designed by Diego Fortunato, $2,185 at Interior-Deluxe.

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“Good Design” at Foscarini

This fall I started contributing to Design Milk, a refreshingly sleek and focused contemporary design blog founded and run by Jaime Derringer. Lighting company Foscarini invited us to Venice, and since Jaime was about to have a baby, I got to go. It was an amazing trip. Foscarini hosted a handful of bloggers from design sites all over Europe at its corporate offices for a day of discovery and discussion. At the end, they put together this video in which we all put forth the single most important aspect of “good design.” Watch us speak.

The words we chose . . .

“PROCESS” Luca Nichetto, designer (Venice)
“SINCERITY”  Ionna Vautrin, designer (Paris)
“LOVE”  Vicente Garcia Jimenez, designer (Udine, Italy)
VITALITY” Marni Katz, Design Milk (Boston)
“FORM” Jenny Filipetti, Design Boom (Milan)
“EMOTION” Micle Mihai Cristian, Freshome (Romania)
“TEAMWORK”  Costas Voyatzis, Yatzer (Athens, Greece)
“SINGULARITY”  Eric Foulon, Muuuz (Paris)
“TECHNOLOGY”  Philipp Thom, Studio 5555 (Germany)
“RESEARCH” Giuilia Zappa, Designer Blog (Milan)

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