All posts tagged: lighting

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  Michelle Obama's Pick: Magpie Collective

  • By Lexi Green
  • September 1, 2010
  What would the first ladies of yesteryear say if they knew Michelle Obama has decorated the White House with trash? Considering the "trash" is actually two repurposed whimsical and vibrant chandeliers, beautiful and quirky enough to be selected and sold by Anthropologie, we’re thinking the former queens of the White House, whether design hounds or conservationists, would approve. Placed in the first daughters’ rooms, these colorful and carefully edited amalgamations of found objects, pieces of recycled plastic and everyday junk had their humble beginnings across the Atlantic. Magpie, a small socially conscious art collective in bucolic Barrydale, South Africa, created the Obama chandelier, and many others like it, out of recycled materials, much of which is brought in by Barrydale locals. Read More
  Tags: green, magpie, chandelier, lighting
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  Book Report: Room for Children

  • By Marni Elyse Katz
  • April 14, 2010
  In her new book, Room for Children, interior designer Susanna Salk culls images of the best and most enchanting kids' spaces. A firm believer that "it’s okay to cross boundaries by using adult furnishings in a child’s room," she scoured eBay for fantastic lighting fixtures that would add sparkle to any kid's room, and keep it lit all the way through college. Read More
  Tags: room for children, kids, book report, lighting, susanna salk, children
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  Trendlet Alert: Baring the Bulb

  • By Marni Elyse Katz
  • February 15, 2010
  For the third in our series of interior design mini trends, we're bonkers over—of all things—bare light bulbs. Read More
  Tags: remodelista, trends, lighting