Hand Cast Bone China Skull Pendant Lamp and Table Lamps by Alex Garnett.

Produced by Alex Garnett are two oversized human skulls hand cast in Bone China (a fine porcelain containing bone ash) that function as a pendant lamp and a table lamp.

Goliath Pendant Lamp
A lamp shade created from a giant sized skull in bone china by Alex Garnett .




In the description is says 'This product comes without fittings' however, there is a drop down menu which allows you to choose from American fittings, UK fittings or European Edison fittings.
Easy installation. Weights under 1 kg.
Dimensions (cm): 26 x 17 x 16


Goliath Table Lamp
A lamp shade created from a giant sized skull in bone china by Alex Garnett.





Dimensions (cm): 26 x 17 x 16
The table lamp currently has 3 metres of cable to UK 3 pin plug, bulb not included. Alex can supply cable and American or European Edison lamp holder - without plug (unable to source American/European plugs yet!). Please add note when buying for choice.

Shop for them here.

Melissa Borrell's Glass-Etched Shadow Bulbs Are On Sale. Finally.

I usually don't start my posts with a cheesy retail ad-like line, but I've been waiting for these etched light bulbs to be reasonably priced for years. Really. I blogged about Designer Melissa Borrell's Shadow Bulbs way back in 2007 and have been waiting for the expensive bulbs to be within a price range I could justify.



At the time of my posting, five years ago - told you I was a trend-setter ;) - the 5.5" 60 watt glass etched bulbs were $90 a piece. For the past few years they have been priced at $75 a piece. Now, for only three days, the bulbs are on sale at Fab for only $39 a piece.



The glass bulbs, which cast beautiful shadows, are 5.5-inch, 60-watt incandescent globes that fits into standard light sockets.

You can get them at the reduced price by using my Fab link, but only for the next 3 days.

http://fab.com/y06r4g

Philippe Starck Gives A Modern Makeover To Baccarat's Traditional Zenith Chandelier.

Baccarat's classic 12 light Zenith Chandelier gets a modern makeover by Philippe Starck as both a floor lamp and suspended lamp. Named the Marie Coquine, the 12 light chandelier and floor lamp take the classic crystal design and add some whimsy with an umbrella like shade and sandbag-like weighted counterbalance.

The original iconic Baccarat Zenith Crystal Chandelier:

above: the Classic Zenith 12 light Crystal Chandelier for Baccarat sells for $30,700.00

The new MARIE COQUINE CHANDELIER 12 LIGHTS - a cheeky and innovative reinterpretation of Baccarat’s classic Zenith chandelier by Philippe Starck:



Clear crystal and white lampshade, Price: $29,500.00

Pushed even further, the floor lamp version is an innovative reinterpretation that includes a counter weight.

The new MARIE COQUINE FLOOR LAMP by Philippe Starck:


Clear crystal and white lampshade by Philippe Starck, Price $38,000.00

Both are available from Baccarat

Pin-Up Lamps by Designer Richard Hutten for Brand Van Egmond.

Pin-Up is Richard Hutten's newest lamp for Brand Van Egmond. Guest designer Richard Hutten created this fun and sexy iron lighting sculpture, inspired by people. According to BVE, Richard has always been fascinated by people, especially by people having fun.



This suspension lamp shows its soft sides with its round shapes and female silhouettes and it's fun side with it's glittering interior.



Available in four sizes, three external finishes; black, bronze or white, and your choice of a gold leaf or silver leaf interior.



White:


Black:


Bronze:



interior finishes:




dimensions:
pin-up 40: Ø15.8” x 7.9”h - uses a 1 x E26
pin-up 50: Ø19.7” x 9.8”h - uses a 1 x E26
pin-up 60: Ø23.6” x 11.8”h - uses a 1 x E26
pin-up 70: Ø27.6” x 13.8”h - uses a 1 x E26

pin-up is available in the following finishes:
bronze
bronze with goldleaf inside
bronze with silverleaf inside
black matte
black matte with goldleaf inside
black matte with silverleaf inside
white matte
white matte with goldleaf inside
white matte with silverleaf inside

Buy them here at Unica Home

Richard Hutten:


Brand van Egmond

Like Moths To A Flame. Butterfly Lamps by Ingo Maurer with Insects by Graham Owen.

At the 2011 Euroluce show, Ingo Maurer, known for his wild lighting designs, unveiled two fabulous hanging lamps. One for mass-production, the other in a limited production. The Johnny B. Butterfly and the J.B. Schmetterling (Schmetterling is German for butterfly) lamps feature realistic butterflies, moths, and dragonflies that created by California artist Graham Owen.


above: Ingo Maurer in his Los Angeles studio working on the lamps

The Johnny B. Butterfly
The Johnny B. Butterfly version is made with a bulb that has a Teflon band on which two handmade butterflies and one dragonfly are perched. The lamp is fitted with a 105 watt bulb is made especially for Ingo Maurer GmbH and belongs to energy efficiency class C, which conforms to EU guidelines.



The Johnny B. Butterfly lamp will be mass-produced and was expected to be available for purchase by Autumn 2011 but is still not on the market. No known price as of yet.


above: the butterfly lamps featured with artwork by Graham Owen

The J.B. Schmetterling Lamp
The J.B. Schmetterling is a limited production and features more insects:


Ingo Maurers' butterfly lamps were shown in a Milan exhibition at Spazio Krizia in April, 2011:

images courtesy of Ingo Maurer and Graham Owen Gallery

Funky Find Of The Week: Venini Tits Lights

 

 Illuminated boobs? That's right, just the thing for your bare walls. Hand blown Venini glass Tits lights designed by studio job are actual functioning wall sconces with a milkwhite/pink finish.

 

The Neon Angelica Chandelier by Nucleo.

Angelica is a modern chandelier designed by Nucleo, a design group based in Italy. The design concept - a chandelier in eighteenth century style revisited in modern key - was to eliminate any super-structures, thus making light the only protagonist.




Angelica outlines its presence in space by evoking the past with soft lines that subtly recall the style of the eighteenth century. The chandelier lights up with an intensely soft light, creating an effect that is poetically suggestive and sophisticated.





The bearing structure is created in aluminium with laser-cut plexiglass elements:



Available in white, aquamarine blue, orchid lilac, mint green.

Diffuser: fluorescent neon (white glass tubes charged with argon)

Light source: total 125W (cold cathode)

Size: 120 x 100 cm

Design: Nucleo

Manufacturer: ALT Lucialternative