Kozai

Soft ambient Japanese lights from Kozai Designs in Vancouver on West 6th Avenue.
Designer Toshiyuki Tani has developed a very contemporary line of gorgeous lights utilizing traditional Japanese woodcraft techniques. His Wappa series of pendant and floor lamps employ bent cedar from Akita in northern Japan. The Mocoro table lamp is a cylinder of soft ambient light nestled within a layered globe of turned Japanese hemlock disks. And his newest light, the very delicate Sen, is hand-built from many hundreds of tiny strips of bamboo by traditional bamboo craftsmen in Shizuoka prefecture.
Top: Sen Table Lamp, Kazaguruma (Pinwheel) Pendant/Floor Lamp, Shuriken (Ninja Star), Hanabi (Fireworks), and Mocoro Table Lamp

Light Therapy

The Barton Lamp designed by Kevin McElroy
The modular light fixture and table is inspired by an intravenous medical device... a warm, favourable design is modelled after an otherwise sterile medical apparatus. Light and table can be used seperately or as an ensemble...

The OZ

The uniquely striped OZ Lampe de Bureau designed by Roman Duclos of Rlos Design. I imagine the cascading light would be gorgeous...

de Maria's

Stunning and ethereal lamp works from Dutch company de Maria's, designed by photographer Roos Jooren and textile specialist Diana Maria
Rooms, photography and embroidery on fabric
Volvo3 and Maria, photography on fabric

Fire & Flicker

A couple of uniquely cool European products:
The vertical/horizontal wood storage unit, Kaminholzwagen, from Radius Design... and Absolut-Lighting Shining Image flicker wall lamps

Luminescence of Light

These are rather dapper... the Debbie Travis Glass Mosiac Light in red and orange iridescent shades, from Canadian Tire

A Montage of Marvellous

The stunning Glass Link Chandelier from Montage in Fort Langley...

(image par moi while window-shopping in the lovely village)

The Owl of Night & Light

Brand spankin' email pics.... the gorgeous new Owl Lamps launched by Toronto duo Alissa and Carly of Coe & Waito this week at MADE as part of their Spring collection. They are slip cast porcelain with hand carved detailing. Bright and lovely...

Cluster and Cat

I dig this cluster lamp by Next for Wabnitz. But I like the leaping cat silhouette even better! (;

Feel the Felt

Made from felt... cool stuff designed by Mary-Anne Williams of Illu Stration:
The Maple tablemat & coaster (Oh Canada!), Bloom Sandwich pendant/ stand light (flower power), Origami accessory (free hanging structure for books etc), and the Hip Hop Light Chain (a pile of crimson snowflakes)

A Recipe for the Perfect Balcony Fiesta

These designs by Hendrik Drecker are premo ingredients to creating the perfect small balcony soiree...

The lamp Lumir illuminates dark outdoor areas, like your north-facing balcony. Lumir attaches with a vaccum cup to a balcony door or window, and light radiates from indoors to outdoors. Cool! Cast a little light on me...

Oh, the kick off of spring... it's April and you know what that that means? BBQ season is upon us! Fire up 'em grill and let's get cookin!
Bruce is a space-saving barbecue grill, perfect for those itty bitty apartment balconies. Bruce is designed to attach to the balcony railing, just like a flower box. That simple!
Now, with these balcony bash gizmos, your neighbours will be a knockin' on your door a la Three's Company in no time...!

L'imagination de Marc Pascal

A collage of unique creations by industrial designer Marc Pascal
Working from his studio in Melbourne, Marc designs and creates an assortment of interior products suited to contemporary living... Aussie style!

Salli + Peta/ Paff
Unu Unu and Vovo stoneware
Eyoi Yoi pendant/ table lamp
Uleabe lamp
Worvo lamp
Mimi chair

Flowers are Radiant

J'adore these gorgeous Illuminated Roses -- a string of fabric flower lights from Graham and Green. Just stunning, especially for the warm patio evenings ahead...
A diy inspiration? Similar styles can be found at Urban Outfitters, IKEA, and The Paper Place

Double Duty

Spring cleaning continues... so what to do with all those unread mags and newspapers stashed about? I dig this lamp combo design by Damian O Sullivan...

Winner of the Design for Europe 2000 competition for the International Kortrijk furniture fair, the FT-100 is a lamp made from two lampshades -- the upper shade casts light and the lower shade has been reversed to double up as a storage basket. Doubly cool!

Pearls of Light

Step inside the WIS Design world of Lisa Widén and Anna Irinarchos and check out their new Dot Table Lamp shown at the recent Stockholm Furniture Fair...
The pull chain is inspired by a draping pearl necklace. La dee da!

The Fate of a Branch

The trees danced with excitement during the recent west coast storm... bowing to the roaring wind, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship.
Now, the shedded natural elements are an extension of contemporary style.
A unique display of the fate that has befallen nature... The Galiano light fixture made from reclaimed fir and wind downed arbutus twig, created by Propellor Design in Vancouver

The Glow of the Outside World

Coral Chandelier, in Rust

"It's the whimsy of nature,

the chaotic beauty of the unexpected,

and the primitive attraction to light..."

This is the inspiration of Shannon Shapiro for the design of these gorgeous organic light fixtures... each piece reflects the memory of a specific time and place in her past. Shannon is an interior designer from Los Angeles who is the founder and principal designer for Moth Design. She finds creativity in her natural surroundings as she strives to bring "the outdoors in"...

Her absolutely stunning handmade coral replica lamps are available at Industrial Storm in Toronto

Coral Kiki Sconce

Twiggy Lamp, in Green

Tree-like Tree Sconce, in French Plaster

Coral Floor Lamp

Danny Sconce

Simply Oh Là Là

Some enchanting lamps and table pieces from la lovely The Cross Decor and Design in Vancouver...



(left) Casablanca Lamp with glass base
(right) Paulette Table Lamp in aqua blue glass


Vintage inspired French Oval Marble Top Table


Moroccan Inlay Side Table

Pico Coffee Table with white shell top and silver iron base

Twig Side Table in nickel and black granite

Vintage Nightstand in sage green with gold gilt trim