Illuminate

The Exploded View light series by VANTOT manipulates light by adjusting the distance of the light source.

After restoring and renovating the interior of their four-story brownstone in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Jeff Madalena and Jason Gnewikow—creative entrepreneurs and self-described interiors obsessives—outfitted the historic 1910 space with a minimal black-and-white palette, down to the stair railing and original moulding and wainscoting. Sparse, modern pieces—like a two-pronged sconce they designed for the parlor-floor landing and a Cy Twombly print in the adjacent family room—provide elegant counterpoints to the architecture.

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Luceplan's Mesh fixture by Francisco Gomez Paz. “I set out to create a lamp by starting with this capacity for spatial separation of LEDs, scattering them to optimize the spread of light, but above all with the aim of giving each of these points of light its own independence. I wanted to make a lamp that lets you control the position and the quantity of light, a flexible object to adapt to space and the needs of the user. To organize the breakdown of the luminous points I used parameters similar to those identified by Fibonacci in nature, like the arrangement of the seeds in a sunflower, the eye-shaped features of a male peacocks plumage, or the complex forms of a head of cabbage. A precise sequence that inspired me for the distribution of the lights in space,” the designer says.

IC T1 High Table Lamp Designed by Michael Anastassiades for Flos

Lines of unfinished hand polished brass and exposed bulbs make up the 'Asterix'.

West Elm Staggered Glass Chandelier ($399)

SERGE MOUILLE, Pair of ‘Saturne’ wall lights, 1965. Photo: Phillips.

lightjunction at designjunction at The Sorting Office (September 18-21) A fest-within-a-fest dedicated to high-end illumination, lightjunction showcases new designs and installations from dozens of brands, such as Blackbody, Anglepoise, and Jake Dyson. The Hero Lamp (above) by Buster & Punch exemplifies the brand's steampunk aesthetic.

Mountain View lamp by Dima Loginoff for Italian brand Axo Light

JOE COLOMBO "Topo" table lamp, ca. 1970. Photo: Phillips.

Outofstock design for Bolia

Concrete Hanging Lamps by Renate Vos

A mirror near the mailboxes in the lobby gives the illusion of more space. A team from Lighting Planners Associates, based in Japan, added the uplights behind the bench for effect. The architectural firm left the ceilings raw concrete to make the space "more enigmatic," says Schultz.

The kitchen faces an elevation, so keeping the space naturally lit was a challenge. The architects specified white surfacing to allow sunlight to bounce off the walls and penetrate the space.

ARNE JACOBSEN Pair of 'Oxford' table lamps, designed for St. Catherine's College, Oxford, 1965. Photo Philllps.

PULLTAB Cast plaster pendant fixture, 2014. Fabricated by Remains Lighting, Brooklyn, NY.