August 16th, 2013 — Designer Stuff
Incorporating salt crystal lamps into your home’s interior design not only adds a beautiful and natural element to your décor but they can be beneficial to your health too!
Salt crystal lamps are made from salt crystals from the Himalayan mountain regions and are over 250 million years old. Salt crystal lamps are natural ion generators. They generate negative ions into the atmosphere which restore and neutralize the air quality in your home. Many appliances such as televisions, computers, air-conditioners and countless other electronic devices emit positive ions that when in high doses can negatively affect our moods and energy levels making us prone to crankiness, exhaustion and depression. By keeping a rock salt lamp in areas of the home where electronic devices are polluting the air space, it can help to neutralize and/or balance the positive/negative ions in the atmosphere. It has also been noted that rock salt lamps can help with symptoms caused by asthma, allergies and other illnesses.
Not only are the salt crystal lamps beneficial to your health and well-being but they add an earthy and natural look to your home décor as well. The mined crystals come in many different shades including white, pink, orange, peach and red. They can also be sculpted in various shapes such as spheres, pyramids or cones and are typically mounted on a sturdy wooden base. In addition to their appearance, they also serve as a gentle and subdued accent light ideal for meditation, mood lighting or for use as a nightlight. These beautiful treasures are perfect functional pieces offering better health and functionality without skimping on style.
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March 6th, 2013 — Design
These 360° table lamps by Magdalena Chojnacka / Studio Bongo Design are made from a single block of wood and a simple powder-coated rod. The name comes from the way that the head can rotate all the way around, allowing you to adjust the light to wherever you need it most.
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360° Lamp by Bongo Design
February 11th, 2013 — Design
If you find yourself living away from your loved ones, the Good Night Lamp might be a way to bridge the gap. The series of house-shaped lamps are connected via the internet and they let you send or receive a signal (by the house being lit) from the people most important to you.
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Good Night Lamp: A Family of House-Shaped Lamps
January 19th, 2013 — Design
Inga Sempé will present these new Vapeur lamps in various colors and patterns at Maison & Objet this week. Designed for Moustache Paris , the lamps are available in hanging and table versions. The patterned shades are made from pleated Tyvek that sit in a metal base.
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Pleated Vapeur Lamps by Inga Sempé
August 20th, 2012 — Design
Lebanon-born, France-based designer Charles Kalpakian created a collection of furniture and lamps for the Paris-based manufacturer Dar en Art . The pieces reflect a modern aesthetic as well as a bit of the designer’s Lebanese roots. I love how the oblong shapes that make up the folding screen are carried over to the stitching on the bench and the openings on the lanterns
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Lebanese-Inspired Furniture Collection by Charles Kalpakian for Dar en Art
May 1st, 2012 — Designer Stuff
Digging for a gold lamp, that is.
As I was searching for images for this post, I realized I have a serious addiction to gold lamps. There’s nothing wrong with that right? Guess that just means I need to put one in my home so I can stop continually blogging about them!
Anyway, I saw the first gold lamp on Bravo’s Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis. Do you watch that show? Last week was the first time I’ve tuned in and I wouldn’t mind watching it again this week. I’ve been dreaming about that lamp since I first saw it and I can’t find it anywhere. Except in that second image. I thought perhaps Bravo would have it sourced on their site, but I didn’t see anything.
Finally, I found the third lamp, a very similar style, on a Danish website which then led me to an US site. (Which told me that the lamp is over $2,000! Total bummer.) After that, I gave up my search and started looking for glossy gold spray paints to create my own version of this lamp.
My question is – what do you do in situations like this? Have you ever searched high and low for something you’ve seen on television or another outlet? It seems that with the Internet finding such things can be pretty attainable, but what happens when you don’t find what you’re looking for that easily or affordably? Do you then DIY it?
I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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March 21st, 2012 — Designer Stuff
At Eataly in NYC, all of their chairs are made by Kartell and they have a section in the front of one of the entrances with different lamps and accessories also made by Kartell. I can’t remember if they had the Bourgie Lamp and the Take Lamp there, or just the Take Lamp, but either way, I know that my encounter with this section led me to the Bourgie Lamp and a new obsession.
Just look at that lamp, it’s fun, modern and gorgeous! And I need one, in gold, ASAP! Better start saving my pennies, huh? That bad boy in gold runs for close to $1,000.
What are you feelings on the Kartell Bourgie Lamp? Do you love it as much as I do?
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October 26th, 2011 — Design
Estudi Arola created a set of lamps that look like tables, or, a set of tables that function as lamps. And, they even made a bookshelf. I like how you can hang the little one on the wall and use it as a sconce. Photos by Koke Bartrina.
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Blancowhite by Estudi Arola
June 4th, 2011 — Design
While at ICFF , I really loved the Mineheart rocking lamps. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments
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Rocking Lamps by Mineheart
March 30th, 2011 — Design
Linda Allen, who has years under her belt as an established interior designer, just launched her first line of lamps called Live.Anywhere, which are exclusively available at David Sutherland showrooms . Why the name Live.Anywhere? Linda wanted to create a line of lamps that could be used literally anywhere . When she realized that the technology for what she was trying to create didn’t exist though, she decided to invent it herself
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Live.Anywhere by Linda Allen
