Lighting

Vazon Magnum Translucent Planters

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With summer upon us people will be taking advantage of the friendly climate to spend more time outdoors: hosting parties, dinners, and other social events. This means you will want to have plenty of light for your back yard or patio, lest people be standing around in the dark. At the same time, you won’t want to rack up a huge electric bill in the process. [...]

Light Fair International 2010 Update

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Lightfair International (LFI) – taking place in Las Vegas, NV from May 12-14 -- is the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. LFI brings the top international and domestic Architectural, Design, Engineering and Lighting professionals together with exhibitors from around the world. More than 475 of the world’s [...]

Studio Italia Design’s Plafoniere Applications

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Luxury lighting designs are an essential addition to any environment, affecting the way we see things. Setting the style and tone to the room, Studio Italia Design’s Plafoniere Luxury Lighting applications takes lighting to the top, literally, with imaginative ceiling mounted fixtures. Beautiful in any setting, the collection offers an array of design option[...]

Using Nature in Bedroom Designs

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The use of nature in designs can be a common theme, but one place we feel it is really appropriate is in the bedroom. While camping or "glamping" is fun, what better way to feel like you are part of nature every day than to use nature based elements in your bedroom. Here are a few ways we suggest you can use nature in your decor: Bedding: There are s[...]

Handcrafted Italian Lighting Collections

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Studio Italia Design is based in Venice, Italy and is a fine lighting product manufacturer that lives the nature of their art. The company is made up of artisans and craftspeople working in studios teeming with liquid glass and metals, designing spectacular hand-blown glass products; from the grandest chandeliers to the most perfectly appointed wall sconce. [...]

Top Lighting Product Designs of 2009

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This year was a great one for lighting, and we saw more amazing designs than we can could post here. Every one of these pieces is a work of art, nearly all of them are handmade and all extremely unique. As is the case with the glass pieces, each is absolutely unique, as there is no other light that will exactly matching another. Here are our favorite lightin[...]

Italian Bedside Table Lamps by Studio Italia Design

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Studio Italia Design, a trailblazing provocateur in Venetian lighting, has put their own modern and technologically-sophisticated spin on the bedside table lamp. Following a no frills design approach with simple shapes and contemporary lines, Minimania and Buonanotte are ideal for curling up before bed with a good book in style. “Our modern lighting fixture[...]

Designer Stools

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Lately we have seen a growing trend with designer stools as a way to include a small, yet functional piece to your decor. Here are some of our favorite stools that we've seen recently: The Balloona stool was designed by Natalie Kruch who has taken a solid wood stool and tied over 500 balloons all over it in her own design. Designer Natalie Kruch has a pen[...]

Creating a Vintage Space - Vintage Interior Design

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A vintage look has been a very popular style lately with so many people renting and buying beautiful old apartments and condos with tons of character. Here are a few products to consider when designing your own vintage pad: Vintage Seating - Vintage furniture is a must if you are going for the vintage look. A good place to start is with seating, and there [...]

ALNOCLASS - Green Kitchen Cabinet Collection

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A kitchen cabinet collection that lowers the carbon footprint, while delivering high style and cutting-edge technology. ALNO® has introduced a new kitchen cabinet collection that brings new meaning to the word class. The revolutionary ALNOCLASS boasts modern technology, minimalist details and eco-friendly materials. The door fronts are constructed of 100 pe[...]