Sale Alert: CB2 50 Percent Off Spring Sale


Updated 03/17/11 10:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Modern Home Decor Sales

It looks like Spring has arrived and CB2 is bringing the discounts along with it! The affordable modern furniture shop has kicked off its Spring sale with discounts of up to 50 percent off top-rated items. From the Rose Line Lamp ($80) that goes with everything to the Peacock Rug ($250) that brings a little sass to your floors to the Flatiron Dinnerware ($3-$5) that gives your dinner Read more

Cool Idea: Hallelujah by Wonderable


Updated 03/03/11 9:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Modern Pendant Lamp Made From Magazine Paper, Wonderable Hallelujah

One of my absolute favorite products that I discovered at the Ambiente design trade show, which I attended courtesy of Messe Frankfurt last month, was the Hallelujah Lamp from Netherlands-based designer Wonderable. But I don't just love it because it looks cool — and it does, doesn't it? First and foremost, the pendants are made from a Vietnamese printer's wastepaper, so it's not only Read more

Mmm . . . This Lamp Smells Like Bourbon


Updated 01/28/11 10:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Etsy Lamp Made From Bourbon Vat 2011-01-28 06:00:00

Forget the sweet scent of a fig-and-honey-infused pillar candle. When it comes to favorite fragrances, the rich scent of bourbon is high on my list. So it's no surprise that I'm seriously crushing on B. Light Design's Bourbon Lamp. Ben explains, "[The] Jar Lamp is made with an oak base. The oak comes from an old bourbon prefermentation vat. A smart man convinced me to leave the base unfinished . Read more

Desire/Acquire: Floral-Inspired Hanging Lamp


Updated 01/24/11 6:33 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Cheaper Option For Moooi Lamp

When I'm in the mood for checking out the latest in innovative, playful interior design, Dutch design company Moooi is my number one online destination. Unfortunately, though, the company's very serious price point for the majority of its work is anything but lighthearted. One of my favorites right now is Moooi's Dandelion Hanging Lamp ($2,700). Designed by Matti Klenell in 2004, it's made from Read more

Guess Who Tom Dixon Designed His Comet Lamp For?


Updated 01/13/11 10:01 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Tom Dixon Comet Lamp

British lighting designer Tom Dixon has teamed up with a French champagne house to design Comet Lamp, a romantic lighting installation made from a simple, cardboard box. The lamp references a comet that was seen in the Champagne region of France in 1811, a year of an exceptional vintage when "modern champagnes" were first developed. Can you guess which champagne maker Dixon designed it for? Read more

This Tron Lamp Is Pretty and Mesmerizing


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Pictures of the Ring Tron Lamp

I confess: I did not make it to a midnight screening of Tron: Legacy last month like many did, or even watch it at all. But even as a nonfan, I must say, this movie has spawned some seriously covetable accessories. The Ring Lamp is one such product. Its trademark Tron light, designed from bioluminescent polymers, dims or brightens by rotating the light disc, and its streamlined and beautiful Read more

Love It or Hate It? Snowdust Lampshade


Updated 11/29/10 4:18 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Olga Kravchenko's Snowdust Lampshade

Industrial design graduate Olga Kravchenko's Snowdust Lampshade is designed to celebrate dust. Dust, she says, looks best when it accumulates in a natural environment. So with its mass of branch-like shapes, the lampshade is just the thing to catch the small particles as they fall. If Swiffer is your best friend, this lamp probably won't jive with your cleaning routine. But if you're the sort Read more

Comic Strip Lampshade Will Light Up Your Life


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Comic Book Lampshade

Need to shine some light on your desktop situation? You can go for one of the many geekified lamps I've found in the past, or you can support independent designers by picking up this equally awesome Comic Strip Lamp Shade ($62) from Etsy. Made from vintage comics (with a geek girl twist to boot), this lampshade will fit on almost any E12 table lamp base, including a few popular numbers from Read more

Love It or Hate It? Moooi's Ladylike Lolita Lamp


Updated 10/15/10 7:06 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Moooi Lolita Lamp

Dutch design firm Moooi recently released its new 2010 collection, and I couldn't help but take notice of its new Lolita Lamp, designed by Nika Zupanc. Available in white, gray, and baby pink, it's a very feminine lamp with a precocious, cloche-shaped shade with girlish scalloped trim; it most definitely would made Vladimir Nabokov proud. To describe the lamp, Moooi writes: "Lolita is here to Read more

Cool Idea: Start With a Good Foundation


Updated 08/27/10 2:48 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Change the Look of a Room With Lamp Shades

While looking for treasures on one of my favorite online shopping destinations, One Kings Lane, I stopped to read a decorating article on the site's new editorial offerings. Written by Anne E. Collins (who also revamped this fab desk), there's lots of great advice on home decorating. I loved this tip in particular: buy a great lamp base, and then switch out shades to change the room's look or Read more