Kartell Lighting Sale

Events

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  Warehouse Sale at YLighting

  YLighting is launching their first-ever warehouse sale, in effect until October 3rd. They are offering more than 500 lights at up to 80% on brands such as Flos, Artemide, Vibia, and Luceplan.

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  Light and Design

  Light plays an important role in our daily lives. We are surrounded by it and dependent on it. Light is also key to design. There’s design for light—lamps, for example—and design…

Articles

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  Workstead Lighting

  Earlier this month, Workstead, a Brooklyn–based design firm comprised of Robert Highsmith and Stefanie Brechbuehler, unveiled their fledgling line of lighting.

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  Amazon's Kindle 2

  On February 24, online retailer Amazon.com begins shipping its Kindle 2, the newest version of Amazon's electronic book reader. The Kindle is essentially a magazine-sized computer that can download…

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  Lighting It Up

  Perhaps the darker evenings are making me more sensitive to how beautiful light can be. I've been noticing innovative lighting and light installations all week.

Dwell Collections

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  The Best of Northern Light Fair 2010

  The Northern Light Fair is held every year in conjunction with the Stockholm Furniture Fair. This year approximately 100 exhibitors demonstrating the latest in home lighting, LEDs, halogen lamps…

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  Light it Up

  There's much to be gleaned from the September 2010 issue's "Lighting 101", from the horrors of light pollution to the joys of organic LEDs. Thus inspired, we thought we'd present our most…

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  As You Light It

  As You Light It is an exploration of lighting innovation through the lens of leading luminaries from theatre, urban planning, and residential design.

Videos

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  As You Light It: Roll & Hill

  For our third and last installment of our series on lighting design, we trek to Brooklyn for a round table discussion about the power of illumination with the creative minds behind Roll & Hill.

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  As You Light It: Leni Schwendinger

  In our second installment of our series on lighting design we venture to Manhattan to see "lighting urbanist" Leni Schwendinger. From the terminals of Port Authority to the brights lights of Time…

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  As You Light It: Jet Lag

  For the first installment of our new series investigating lighting design, we go behind the scenes of the Obie-award-winning play Jet Lag. The show, originally conceived by architects Elizabeth…

Products

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  Kindle

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  Box Light

  The Clapper is old news. These days, touch activation is taking the world by storm. Illuminate your room with the gentle tap of a fingertip on this little Box light.

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  Tab Light

  Quite plainly, the sexiest task light you will ever see. The space between the single fold houses the halogen (or LED) bulbs, while the eponymous tab at the base of the shade enables a redirection…

Tips

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  Don't Forget to Leave the Light Burning

  Don't leave thoughts about lighting until last—consider how you will illuminate your space while you are in the planning stages.

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  How to Pick the Right Light

  Lighting should be very task oriented. If you plan on sitting at the sofa and reading, the lamp has to be at the right reading site. Keep decorative lamps for overhead lighting and all the other…

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  How to Build a Lighting Concept

  I’m a fan of floor lighting plus a couple of small table lamps for the living room. Use ambient lighting and low-wattage warm bulbs to create a relaxed atmosphere.