Before and After: David Trubridge's Massive Koura Lamp


Updated 04/21/11 3:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

David Trubridge Lamps at Mlan Design Week

Designer David Trubridge crafts stunning, organic lamps that reflect the flora and fauna of his beloved home country of New Zealand. For Milan Design Week, he featured a stunningly supersize version of his Koura lamp. All of Trubridge's lamps arrive unassembled and flatpacked into individual pieces, and much like a puzzle, must be pieced together. The flatpack design helps to reduce freight Read more

Sale Alert: Horchow Semiannual Lighting Event!


Updated 03/03/11 5:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Lighting and Lamp Sales

Horchow has kicked off its semiannual lighting event, and I'm giddy like a kid in a candy store! Through Monday at 6 a.m. CST, you can save 20 percent on all lighting in the shop by entering the code LIGHTS at checkout. Better yet, all your bright new things will ship for free! The sale includes literally every sort of lamp, from chandeliers to sconces to ceiling fans. One of my favorites is this Read more

OnSugar Blog: Toys R Recycled


Updated 08/11/10 9:45 AM · Posted by OnSugar Blog · 0 comments

Ryan McElhinney's Lamps Made From Recycled Toys

Here's a post from OnSugar blog Think Magazine: The creative power behind designers, especially ones who choose to recycle, never ceases to amaze me. Designer Ryan McElhinney recycles old toys (mostly action figures) by bonding them together and giving them a few coats of super high-end polyurethane lacquer. Ryan started his career as a cartoonist, which comes through in the humorous décor Read more

Love It or Hate It? Hanging Flashlight Lamps


Updated 12/06/09 5:35 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Love It or Hate It? Hanging Flashlight Lamps

(Flash)light up your life with some surprising yet sleek pendant lamps. The Imm Living Hanging Flashlight Lamps ($42 each) come in three sizes that echo classic flashlight designs. But in chic white porcelain, they're not designed for roughing it. Do you like the look? Love It or Hate It? Hanging Flashlight Lamps Love it! Hate it! Read more

Vintage Lamps Make For a Lovely Home


Updated 11/05/09 7:05 AM · Posted by Casa Community · 0 comments

Vintage Lamps Make For a Lovely Home

Vintage Delight group owner Deemurph is loving vintage lamps lately and has had some wonderful luck tracking some beauties down. Take a look at her finds: My eye for old chairs kicked off my vintage obsession, but now my love for vintage lamps is on the rise! It's not just the great old shapes and materials — look at the ceramics! — it's also the shades that come with them. Where can you find Read more

10 Lamps to Take You to Marrakesh and Back


Updated 05/29/09 2:15 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 5 comments

10 Lamps to Take You to Marrakesh and Back

You know how I love all things Moroccan. Most recently, my eye's been lingering over these gorgeous Recycled Metal Globes (on sale for $118). Their circular shapes and cutouts are sure to transform a room. Made from interlacing recycled metallic bands, the latticework will cast gorgeous, geometric shadows when they're lit up. I can see these looking fabulous in a moody bedroom or over a burled Read more

Coveted Crib: Lamptastic in London


Updated 05/03/09 7:06 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 2 comments

Coveted Crib: Lamptastic in London

Any good interior designer will tell you that lighting is everything. But when we regular folk start decorating our homes, it's usually the last thing we think about. Furniture first. And when designers say "lighting is everything," they're not talking about the style of a floor lamp, but the light it gives off. But, if a lamp is unique enough, it can make a room. Take three wild, fringed Read more