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26 THE BRANDON SUN • YOUR HOME YOUR WAY • 2018

Vintage light fixtures are making a comeback.

STEPPING INTO THE LIGHT
Creative new shapes and Chin’s also a fan of Stickbulb, firm Manooi used Swarovski say Brandon Quattrone and
technology mean that home a lighting component created by crystals to craft sinuous fixtures Mat Sanders of Consort Design
lighting fixtures often do far RUX studio in New York City. evocative of infinity symbols. in Los Angeles.
more than provide illumination. The “stick” is offered in maple, Bocci showed fixtures made by “You want it to be the wow
They can be exciting and sculp- walnut, reclaimed heart pine, injecting soda water into hot factor in a room. If you’re hang-
tural works of art. ebonized oak or redwood that’s glass, then folding and stretch- ing a dining room chandelier,
“Designs are now not only a been salvaged from one of New ing it into pearlescent pendants keep the surrounding walls sim-
source of light, but a distinctive York’s old water towers. Fitted that looked like giant glowing ple, with a minimal piece of art-
feature of an interior design,” with an LED, the sticks attach ribbon candy. work or some subtle shelf
says New York architect West to a central metal element and Designer Tom Dixon took styling.”
Chin. can be configured into various over Milan’s iconic old theatre, Designer Ghislaine Vinas did
Chin recently hung a frothy shapes, like fireworks or can- Cinema Manzoni, to show his that in a Montauk, New York,
cluster of LED glass bubbles tilevered mobiles. furniture and lighting. One col- beach house project. She hung
over a dining table in a mini- “I’d guess the design process lection was called Cut; the Alvaro Catalan de Ocon’s PET
malist apartment on Manhat- has been affected in the most faceted clear or smoky fixtures, Lamp chandelier in an all-white
tan’s High Line. The fixture’s a liberating way with the develop- with mirrored finishes and met- dining space. The brightly hued
focal point in an otherwise spar- ment of the LED bulb,” Chin alized interiors, resembled enor- lights, hanging on colored cords,
ely decorated space. In a Flat- says. mous futuristic crystals. bring in an element of playful-
iron duplex, he placed a trio of At Milan’s Salone del Mobile “When we’re planning a room ness.
mesh orbs over the staircase; this April, the Euroluce lighting that calls for a large piece of Other intriguing fixtures new
when the lights are on, shadows exhibition halls showcased statement lighting, we always to the marketplace employ
dance theatrically against a pan- LEDs and other technology in start with that piece first, build- modern technology with a nod
eled feature wall. imaginative ways. Hungarian ing everything else around it,” to classic design.