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Louis Poulsen Lighting
We like the hovercraft look of Vesa Honkonen and Julle Oksanen's Plate. A two-layer floating glass plane provides ambient illumination by bouncing light vertically and horizontally.Louis Poulsen Lighting
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Showstopping performances
We all know those unobtrusive lamps, intended to sit primly on a bedside table. Steven Wine and Michael Landon of And Bob's Your Uncle don't make anything like that. Wine draws on his experience as a glassblower and metalworker. Landon offers expertise from the fashion side. (His daring costume de- signs have appeared in Broadway's The Lion King.) Together, the duo has designed dazzling custom fixtures for architecture firm Tsao & McKown and interior designer Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz. For the Miami residence that Noriega-Ortiz designed for Lenny Kravitz, And Bob's Your Uncle created this chandelier with hand-linked acrylic rings. Versions of the sconce and pendant, in rooster feathers and rhinestones, grace a lingerie shop in Tennessee. As Wine confides, "The crazier we get, the more our clients like it." And Bob's Your Uncle. |
 
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The top brass
For a dramatic turn-on, consider Boyd Lighting Company's options by Doyle Crosby. The Rings pendant ups the glamour factor in acrylic and solid brass, shown in a finish of gossamer gold. Incandescent or fluorescent lamping is available. Embarcadero, a fluorescent ceiling fixture by Andrew Belschner and Joseph Vincent, oozes graphic appeal with a hand-slumped glass bowl framed in a square of solid brass. The design also comes as a wall fixture and pendants. Boyd Lighting Company
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Encore!
In 2001, light sculptor John Wigmore introduced his first line for Ralph Pucci International. This year, he adds 30 designs to the collection. Loft-ready showpieces include a giant cross and two equally oversize hanging lamps in Japanese paper, acrylic, and steel. Smaller-scale floor versions, striped sconces, and wall-mounted light boxes are likely to attract kudos from the loftless.Ralph Pucci International
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Glass work
Penta definitely has a light touch. The Italian illuminator's delicate New Classic collection, by Gaia Bellavia, serves as a fine example. The handblown glass table lamps come in three sensuous shapes and a series of seductive colors, including amber, amethyst, fumé, and aquamarine. Shade options—such as this one in draped silk—provide an elegant finish. At Casa Bella.
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David Design
The singularly talented and multidisciplinary Stephen Burks has designed everything from graphics to furniture to interiors. Most recently, he created the Light Frame pendant, a spindly beauty in clear or colored acrylic. 25 Stortorget, 211 34 Malmö, Sweden; 46-40-300000; david.se. |
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Universal Display & Design
Made from a durable fiberglass shell with resin tiles, these mosaic hanging lamps are resistant to cracking. At Universal Display & Design. |
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Modular Lighting Instruments
Downut is a recessed down-light with a body of lacquered aluminum, a polycarbonate filter, and an MDF disk. The disk can be painted the same color as the ceiling for a totally seamless look. 258-260 Rumbeeksesteenweg, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium; 32-51-26-56-56; supermodular.com. |
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Örsjö Belysning
Having nabbed awards at Light 2003 and the Stockholm Furniture Fair, it could be said that Matti Klenell's Kapoor pendant has a bright future. But design like this deserves better than clichés. The piece won us over with its sensual trumpet-shape lamp and the atmospheric light emanating through the refined mesh shade. 1B Telegrafgränd, 111 30 Stockholm, Sweden; orsjo.com. |
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Vitra
Verner Panton's hypnotically cool Ring lamp features an injection-molded acrylic target form whose convex bull's-eye covers the light source. Suitable for wall or ceiling applications. At Vitra. |
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George Kovacs
The popular Torii series, by Dawn Ladd and KC Dering, was recently revamped for the bath. A sleek matte brushed-nickel finish has replaced blackened steel, and white etched opal-glass shades offer greater splash resistance than the former version in Mokuba linen. At Minka Group. |
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Foscarini
A beauteous blob with otherworldly appeal, Lampoon by Aldo Cibic is made of handblown glass in yellow or white. The design comes as a table lamp, ceiling lamp, and pendant, too. At North American Light Spectrum. |
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Resolute
The Jill sconce is part of a family of fixtures that owe their mottled look to the same process: rolling a hot glass bubble of base color in crushed glass of a different color. Available either in ivory or in faux tortoiseshell. At Resolute. |
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Lumetta
It's hard to pick a favorite from this selection of Shadow pendants, distinguished by a slim line along the sidewall lens. Customers can choose from a panoply of laminated papers and textiles, plus custom sizes and shapes. At Lumetta. |
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Tricoire Design
Alexis Tricoire has tried his hand at everything from a scanner for Epson to a hair-spray bottle for L'Oreal. He also designs fabulous furniture and lighting. His latest, a polycarbonate wall light called LF, pays tribute to artist Lucio Fontana. 61 Rue de Reuilly, 75012 Paris, France; 33-6-86-67-25-98; tricoiredesign.com. circle 349 |
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Gecko Designs
Designed by Katherine and Geoff Ladd, the Pole series is constructed of hand-spun glass-fiber threads. Oversize proportions make the pieces great for entryways, hotels, and restaurants. Floor versions and chandeliers available as well. 10/4 New England House, New England Street, Brighton BN1 4GH, U.K.; 44-1273-690994; geckodesigns.co.uk. circle 350 |
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Cherry Tree Design
Metal adds a contemporary accent to the Meridian table lamp, featuring a brushed-aluminum base. The shade is paper and cherry wood. At Cherry Tree Design. |
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Serien
We love the textural quality and atmospheric light of the Reef suspension lamp. Don't be fooled by the dimpled delicacy of the ceramic-foam shades. You can drop them in the dishwasher for a quick cleaning. At Plug Lighting. |
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Oluce
Just arrived in the U.S., this distinctive Italian collection comprises outdoor fixtures and eclectic indoor options. The spectral Nuvola is one of the latter. North American Light Spectrum. |
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Baldinger Lighting
Adam Tihany's lighting line just got bigger. To complement his three sconces for the company, he recently added the deco-inspired Tihany pendant. Offered in a number of finishes; diffuser in acrylic or faux alabaster. Baldinger Architectural Lighting. |
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Les Migrateurs
In beech with a PVC shade, Sami Sader's simply sophisticated sconce takes a cue from '30s French design. 188 Duane Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-966-8208; lesmigrateurs.com. |
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Squeeze me
Fluorescents are typically sterile. Not Andrea Valentini's surprisingly humanistic and touchable Squeeze, with its handmade shade in undulating polyethylene. As of April 22, Squeeze will cast a glow on Valentini's Cocoons installation, part of the "National Design Triennial: Inside Design Now" at New York's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Andrea Valentini.
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