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Recognized by Domino as a top 10 rising talent, design firm From the Desk of Lola, located in Los Angeles, specializes in interior design and architectural remodels and renovations that incorporate a sense of glamour and restrained decadence. In the past six years, the firm's work has been featured in publications such as Vogue Living, In Style, California Home + Design, and Domino. This Read more
In general, I think German lighting designer Ingo Maurer can do no wrong. But in the case of his Seven Rats Table Lamp ($4,680), which depicts seven plastic rats locked inside a steel, gold, brass, and plastic cage structure, I think he's done bad all by himself. If you like caged-rat art, and you like art in lighting form, then this is for you! Love It or Hate It? Seven Rats Table Lamp Read more
I love the look of this dining room. The organic, rough-hewn table and chairs are juxtaposed with the modern chandelier, hanging above. The contrast works perfectly, and creates a space that's both thoughtfully composed and casually inviting. I've seen this chandelier before, though. To find out where I've seen it, and who makes it, read more Read more
Ever since I spotted the Ingo Maurer Birds Birds Birds Chandelier ($5,928) in Christiana Coop of Ferm Living's dining room (shown here), I've been praying for one of my own. Made of aluminum wires that can be turned, bent, or stretched, and are attached to goose-feather wings, the chandelier resembles a flock of birds fleeing the coop, taking on a life of its own and allowing for a bit of Read more
Lighting guru Ingo Maurer (he was appointed Royal Designer of Industry by London's Royal Society of Arts in 2005 and has decades of history in the design industry) is displaying some hi-tech lighting in conjunction with his London based design collective, Random International, and the results are simply marvelous darling. Simply marvelous. Random International and Maurer used their famous UV Read more
