Designer lighting for your home

Lighting can transform any space - even without any other changes. Just one beautiful centerpiece can make your room interesting and inviting. And in the evening the magic of light adds its powerful influence - then this beautiful lighting source becomes more impressive.

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One great way to create this magic is to use a lamp that combines the warmth of natural materials with charm of ancient crafts - like the popular collections of famous British designer Tom Dixon:

Tom dixon New Modern brass Etch web pendant light Creative Diamond Pendant Lamp Free shipping PL329

Free shipping Design by Tom Dixon Pendant light Beat lamp 3piece Fashion Lighting Fixture

 - I like especially the white version, but one of my favourites is the Tom Dixon's best selling Copper Shade on the top photo and below:

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Another great design idea is to use glass lighting - I like very much Niche Modern lighting company Crystalline Series:

Niche Modern Glass Pendant Lamp Contemporary Lighting Dining Room Lights Italian Designer Fixture Free shipping PL035

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Niche Glass Pendant Lights Dining Room Bar Modern Pendant Lamp Italy Designer Creative Chandelier Lighting Fixture Free shipping
What do you think?

Baxter's new designs inspired from the 1950's are fun

 I like their soft tones and modern feeling, they are a kind of fun union between past and present.





These new projects have been commissioned from designers such as Paola Navone, Roberto Lazzeroni,Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez, Draga Obradovic and Aurel K. Basedow. (source) 

Fall trends for your home

 With the cold weather coming, it is wise to look for some ways to transform our homes into a cozy winter retreat. One of the main trends this year in interior design is the increased use of copper and brass - they both are warm metals and definitely will help you with this. Adding a touch of copper or brass here and there will make your interior much more warm and welcoming. If you like the charm of ancient crafts a lamp like this one can transform completely the atmosphere at you home:
Desiree Metal Bell Pendant Lamp
If, like me, you prefer the mellow beauty of copper, try to warm your home byadding some copper accent pieces:
IMAX 44191-3 Palmer Copper-Plated Tall Vases
Hammered copper provides both - visual and textural interest. 

This Oval Hammered Copper Party Tub is a great way to chill drinks for any party - whether indoors or out. This tub is also ready for everyday use! Use it to store firewood by your fireplace! Place it in your living room to catch magazines and books. Free Shipping.
And for a more modern style, the designer to look for is Tom Dixon - he is a great example of modern way of using copper and applying crafts. His Void Pendant Light reference the Olympic medals with three metallic finishes: brass, polished stainless steel and copper. Inspired by vacuum flasks, these mysterious lighting objects conceal a powerful halogen lamp that concentrates the light to create a soft directional beam. Solid metal sheets are pressed, spun and braised to form a double wall shade. They are hand polished to create a mirror surface which is lacquered to maintain a high gloss finish. Void makes use of existing techniques and regular fittings - the innovation lies in the undulating form of the shade:
Void Mini Pendant by Tom Dixon

Void Pendant Light 

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Beat Light Pendant - Fat by Tom Dixon is part of a series of lights inspired by the handmade brass cooking pots and water vessels found in India. Made from spun and hand-beaten brass, the interior retains its golden reflective quality while the exterior is painted a contrasting Matte Black. Also available in Stout, Tall and Wide versions.

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This Cast Mini Jack by Tom Dixon is a petite aluminum version of the original polyethylene Jack, that "sitting, stacking, lighting thing" first designed in 1994. At less than 5 inches tall, the hefty Mini Jack is ideal as a paperweight or doorstop. It is also the perfect decorative piece, with its distinctive lines gleaming in a warm Copper plate.
Step Pendant - Tall by Tom Dixon - made out of spun copper, which is then finished with a White powder-coat on the exterior and a Clear lacquer on the interior. The white stands in crisp contrast to the polished copper's warm, burnished glow. Exquisit!


Etch Candleholder by Tom Dixon

Copper Shade Pendant


Especially the Copper trend has been huge now for quite some time and since this is one of my favourite materials, I have dedicated to it a lot of posts - get some inspiration!