I’ve worked in the fashion industry for twenty years but moonlighting in dumpster diving has served me equally well: the birth of my string lampshade series can be traced to an afternoon in 2003, when I found a string, drum-shape cast aside on a New York sidewalk. She became my muse. Kevin Patrick McCarthy light shade melds the carefully homespun qualities of mid-century strings shades with a modern palette of shapes and colors, and a fashion veteran’s attention to unique. high-quality materials. (Kevin McCarthy)

Kevin McCarthy about himself and his way in this life… Of course, it is not the theme of my narration, but I can’t but tell, that I adore the following phrases, not more than 150 words and you already have a clear picture about a person, his or her choice in life and work.

Then a strange question came to my mind, what does it mean lighting, illumination? According to any encyclopedia: lighting is a light, namely in comprises 2 sources of light: artificial and natural. As for me, I like them both: the second one makes (even due to the biological facts) our lives easier and not so dark and the first one helps us not to spend hours at dark. Kevin Patrick McCarthy hobby is aimed to pleased our demands and make homes lighter, more beautiful and attractive.

McCarthy has various collections of house illuminating devices: monofilament collection, yarn and lanyard collection. He uses various materials and makes perfect lamp-shades. My favourite things are: the Martin – it is a very unusual round lampshade, made from a coated steel frame. Also, even more I like the variety of colours it comes in. The next lampshade is called: the Wilson. The same as the Martin it has a round form and made from the same material but its design is impressive. As for me it looks like a small, but dangerous flying fox. And the last thing I like – the Smith. A lampshade of rectangular form. But when it is in clear colour it’s something extraordinary and stunning, well, like a a visitor from Mars.