Marina's Birds. Modern Design Meets Folk Art In These Charming Tabletop and Suspended Ceiling Lights.

Marina's Birds by Belarus designer Fajno is a collection of prototype ceiling and tabletop lamps that are a charming mix of modern and folk art attributes.




The tabletop lamps are single bird shaped objects made of either wood and glass or colored plastic and glass. The light, encased in glass, serves as the head.








The suspended chandeliers are clusters of these bird shaped lights with a matching ceiling mount.



They work in both home and office, appeal to both adults and children and males or females. If only I could buy them.

See more work by Fanjo at fajnodesign.by

Funky Find Of The Week: Ingo Maurer's Seven Rats Table Lamp

The Seven Rats table light. Designed by German Artist Ingo Maurer and team, 2007.




This unique lighted art piece depicts seven plastic rats (four black and three white) locked inside a steel, gold, brass and plastic cage structure measuring 33.5" x 15.7" x 15.7".




The whole piece is lit with a 50 watts halogen WFL 55:, socket GU 5,3, 230/125/12volts and has a continuously variable transformer-dimmer. You can purchase it for $4,680.00 USD. Buy it here at Unica Home.

German born artist and light objects designer, Ingo Maurer has been the recipient of many design awards and his work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including the museum of modern art in new york. Considered an outsider with rare artistic style, Ingo Maurer adds provocation and fun to the world of design.

See more of his wild 'art' lighting at his site here.