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Aura Collection by Manuel Vivian from AXO Light’s

angel — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:26:06 +0000

If your home has nothing in common with a castle or a big hall of a large house, but you still want it to look like this, you can start creating the atmosphere of castle from lighting, for example, pay attention to the Aura Suspension collection from AXO Light, designed by Manuel Vivian.

The collection is bright, bold exquisite and elegant. The light from the following masterpieces is diffused, so, it glows beneath the hand cut glass. It will look great in halls, entertainment areas and living rooms. Your room will definitely look very contemporary and stylish. The Aura Collection includes: ceiling lamps, hanging lamps, spotlights and wall lamps.

The history of AXO Light company is not long, it started only 13 years ago in Italy. Exceptionally high-qualitative and natural materials are used to create these chandeliers. Main designer of AXO Light comes from a family of glassmakers, so while working he uses original techniques of Murano glassmakers. Each piece of glass, before cooling is carefully twisted by hand. Make your home bright.

Kevin McCarthy Home Lighting

angel — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:37:27 +0000

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.

Tooth Lamp – New Way of Illumination

angel — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:38:12 +0000

Are you afraid of dentists? You are! You are not. Have you ever been thinking about their challenging and exhausting work? No, you have only think how it is awful to go to them and treat your teeth, because it is painful, awful and just unpleasant. I know one person and he begins shivering and clattering his teeth while talking about dentists. He can’t stand the procedure of treatment. Sometimes, it seems that he is afraid of them more than ghosts.

The following lamp can be named as the culmination of modern design and art. It is strange and freakish and it is made in the form of a bright white tooth. It works from a usual socket and demands 1 x E27 – max 25 Watt bulb. By the way, despite its small sizes, this lamp is capable of illuminating each corner of your room. Tooth lamp is free standing, made from ecologically-friendly plastic and has only one color – white, the same as your healthy teeth should be.

Tooth lamp is a perfect beginning of your day, it can stand everywhere: on the floor near your bed, on your night table, near main entrance. Owning it will bring your a lot of advantages: tooth lamp is bright and beautiful, it can make you laugh, looking at it you will never forget to visit the dentist. In Japan and China people even sit on it and it is both comfortable and warm. P.S. If you really liked this lamp, you can buy a tooth brush holder to it.