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Trendlet Alert: Baring the Bulb

clockwise from top left: the bar at Bobo, the elevator in the Gramercy Park Hotel, inside the Anthropologie store in Boston

 

The look: The newest look in lighting is the light bulb, naked and revealed in all its industrial glory. From the minimalist bulb hanging from a cord or encased in wire cages to fanciful concoctions highlighting filaments along sleek, silvery wires, the light bulb has never been more luminous.

Seen in: The bar at Bobo restaurant, designed by BFFs Dolores Suarez and Caroline Grant of Dekar Design, who piled bulbs in a chicken coop wire basket above a well-worn farmhouse table and a mix of dining chairs. Bare bulbs reign supreme in the medieval atmosphere of Ian Shrager’s Gramercy Park Hotel, in which artist Julian Schnabel, who designed the interiors, hung clusters of clear bulbs in the bathrooms, mounted caged fixtures in the elevators, and assembled hundreds of bare bulbs to smother the ceiling of the private roof club.

Loved by: The ladies of the Remodelista blog, who have a penchant for the pared down aesthetic, think the trend heralds an emerging desire for “slow, thoughtful design.” They add, “The bare bulb harkens back to a time when things felt less disposable. We love the textural aspect of the cloth wrapped cords and the architecture of the bulbs themselves—especially when paired with mercury tipped bulbs.” We also spotted the look on the floor at Anthropologie, whose merchandisers are always at the forefront of trends as they sweep into the mass marketplace.

[Editors' Note: This is the third in our series of interior design mini trends. See the first two here: Mushroom Madness, Chain Link Tchotchkes.

 

Get the Look on eBay

1. Brand New Retro Light Bulb Novelty Desk Lamp (buy it now price, $49.95)

2. Modern Glass Chrome Retro Style Tripod Art Floor Lamp (buy it now price, $349.99)

3. IKEA HEMMA Pendant Light Power Cord AZ Fixture (buy it now price, $1)

4. Vintage Nickel Hanging Lantern Floor Lamp (buy it now price, $149.99)

5. Art Lighting With Swarovski Crystal Balls (buy it now price, $526)

 

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