A Thunderstorm, Frozen in Marble and Gold Leaf

A Thunderstorm, Frozen in Marble and Gold Leaf

Most lamps ask very little of you. They sit in corners, cast light, get switched off. Electric Rocks, a new collectible luminaire by British designer Mark Mitchell for Italian marble company Serafini, refuses to be ignored. It is two blocks of marble split open by a bolt of lightning, and the lightning is still there,…

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The Lamp That Nine Artisans Built by Hand

The Lamp That Nine Artisans Built by Hand

Most lamps disappear into a room. They’re functional, fine, forgettable. The new collection from Taiwan-Lantern, shown this week at ICFF during NYCxDESIGN in New York, does the opposite. These are lamps you stop in front of. Lamps you study. Objects that reward attention the longer you give them. The Amsterdam-based studio, founded by Pei-Ching Hsiao…

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