An abstract painting by Michael Young complements the glow of the dining room’s pine walls. A collapsible silicone lampshade by Swedish designers Form Us With Love for Muuto hangs above a Macek Furniture Company table.
The Swedish WHATSWHAT Collective, founded by John Astbury, Bengt Brummer, and Karin Wallenbeck in 2010, creates pieces around encouraging user interaction. We love: This Greta lampshade in green features a drawstring that allows you to change the direction of the light.
Lighting Range by MinimaMinima’s new range of light coverings throw shadows rather than provide shade. Made from Austrian birch plywood, they snap together quickly. “Light bulbs used to give such an ugly light,” says Minima’s Jacques Cronje, who is also an architect at Timber Design in Cape Town. “This becomes a bit more sculptural.”
Iskos-Berlin’s Birth of Marilyn is a lampshade meant to evoke a skirt lifted by the wind. The duo behind the brand strives to develop products using rationalized production processes to generate a minimal waste of materials and other resources. The lampshades are made from two layers of mostly recycled PET felt.
This ultra-thin wood by Japanese brand Woodum is woven into fabric to create upholstery, pillows, placemats, and bags. The lampshades are made by fellow Japanese brand Cuiora from tightly rolled lengths of recycled paper.
Both the Eclipse and Silhouette lamp models produce light with low-energy LED bulbs embedded in the lower half of the lampshade.
A replica of the vintage shades that were originally in Labour and Wait's first store, this classic green enamel lampshade was originally used in workshops, garages, and industrial buildings. $70
With its industrial aesthetic cast iron base, minimal metallic shade and classical proportions, the Base Lamp from Tom Dixon remains an interior design staple. Traditional matte textured cast iron makes up the robust body, supporting a spun-copper shade that has been highly polished to create a super-reflective and alluring shine.
His hanging lights sport textile-like lampshades made from recycled plastic scraps.
The Vipp table lamp ($259) that features a perforated metal lampshade and pull string.
A view of the master bedroom with the balcony in the background. The paper lampshade is from Amazon, and the wool rug is from John Lewis.
The brass bedside lamp with a silk lampshade designed by Alan sits on a marble and ash wood floating nightstand.
Modern string shelving contrasts with a vintage rosewood dresser in the guest bedroom. A cork lampshade sourced from Etsy adds warmth and texture.
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Coconut oil and fennel cubes Swish away stored toxins; Source: Jolia Allen/Parachute
A three-seater Ella sofa and footrest in Vega Anthracit by Sofacompany anchor the living room. The steel coffee table is by Lim and the rug is from Coral & Hive. The shelving and cabinets are custom from Holz Cabinetry. The lamp is from Vamp and the lampshade is from Skinny laMinx. The chairs are from Chair Crazy and the television is from Samsung.
Two pieces from E15’s Shiraz sofa flank
the company’s wooden Leila side tables.
Hill chose to use flat paint in Benjamin Moore’s Decorators White throughout the home
because it emphasizes the chalkiness of the plaster walls, making them “look almost like slate.” The sconce shown in the foreground—David Chipperfield’s Corrubedo design for
FontanaArte—gives off a soft glow and
replaces the dozens of paper-lampshade
wall fixtures the owners found in the house when they bought it. Stewart Cohen’s
zany photograph of a gun-toting Marfa
resident encapsulates Barbara Hill’s offbeat brand of decorating: bright and minimal,
yet darkly humorous.
A Nathalie Du Pasquier painting from Pace Gallery in London dominates the living space. A Flos Snoopy lamp with a green lampshade, Aubergine sculpture on the floor by CristaSeya, patchwork elephant sculpture by Jessica Ogden, and Akari table lamp with a blue pattern by Paustian are just a few of the eclectic pieces featured.
GUBI F.A. 33 Mirror, Madam Stoltz Jute Tiered Ceiling Lampshade, Marmaris Coral wallpaper by Rebel Walls.
GUBI F.A. 33 Mirror, Madam Stoltz Jute Tiered Ceiling Lampshade, Marmaris Coral wallpaper by Rebel Walls.
The lampshades will be on display through March.
In addition to contemporary furnishings, the updated living room includes newly painted ceilings (swish coffee) along with new baseboards and crown moulding. The couple's black lab, Lola, can be seen on the sectional, which was purchased from Living Spaces.
The cotton lampshade connects to the base with a curved metal tube.
The duo also designs lampshades in various shapes and sizes.
Custom lampshade from Moon Shine Lamps
New lampshade from Moon Shine Lamps
The lampshades are eight feet in diameter and five feet tall, and are backlit with LED strips.
The vases from Ment's Brodd collection take their inspiration from a classic 1960s glass lampshade.
LED-illuminated lampshades designed by Lightemotion have taken over Avenue Cartier in Quebec City
The familiar lampshade shape lends a cozy feel to the winter streetscape, evoking a warm, inviting interior.
The couple’s bedroom is a serene space with tinted plaster walls and a white felt headboard and lampshade by Leen.
The LOKALT baskets and lampshades are handcrafted from banana bark fibers, a waste byproduct from banana farming.
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