Monday, September 21, 2009

Compare and Contrast



Alison Berger's floor lamp caught my eye in the Michael Smith designed home in the October issue of House Beautiful.

The industrial metal and sparkle of the glass are a nice contrast to the texture in the rest of the room.

Berger's site is under construction, but you can view her pieces through Holly Hunt here.



House Beautiful images by Thomas Loof; last image via Holly Hunt.
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15 comments:

  1. cotedetexasSeptember 20, 2009 at 11:40 PM

    Found for the Home in Houston is making similar looking lamps - with jars - they are so cool. I love that last image - the hanging fixture. some people are so creative!

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  2. Victoria ThorneSeptember 21, 2009 at 1:18 AM

    Yum. Clearly delicious.

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  3. Greet LefèvreSeptember 21, 2009 at 1:52 AM

    Gorgeous lamps!

    Greet

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  4. pve designSeptember 21, 2009 at 6:12 AM

    A friend of mine used these lights in her newly renovated kitchen, and they really are lovely - clearly, great designs.
    pve

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  5. The Peak of ChicSeptember 21, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    It caught my eye too! A little industrial...a whole lotta chic!

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  6. Linda in AZ *September 21, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    * Ohhhhh, those stone walls & fab floors!!!! DELICIOUS!!!

    Linda in AZ *

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  7. KarenaSeptember 21, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    I love these and I do need new kitchen lights. Time to replace the horrid florescent with pendants!

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  8. 72 and sunnySeptember 21, 2009 at 1:02 PM

    You're right the juxtaposition is great. That's a great resource. I'm sure in no time restoration will be knocking these off too.

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  9. Renae MooreSeptember 21, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    These are fantastic...so is the whole room! Good find!

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  10. CathiSeptember 21, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    what a beautiful home and the lamps are lovely!

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  11. CaseySeptember 22, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    Loved this home in House Beautiful this month. The pendant lights were my favorite, so I'm glad you posted some further information on them!

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  12. Easy and Elegant LifeSeptember 22, 2009 at 3:22 PM

    I've noticed a lot of these industrial looking lights popping up. Some even harken back to the first lightbulb designs it seems to me. They're very cool, but I wonder if those bare, clear bulbs wouldn't get annoying? They'd have to be very low wattage for me to take, and that seems to fly in the face of task lighting (which I sort of need in the kitchen at my advanced age. The joke is that you could operate at my prep area.)

    Just thinking out loud.

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  13. Christine DeOrioSeptember 29, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    Love this! Thanks for the great find. The editorial staff at Mountain Living magazine always looks forward to your posts. We just shared this one with our readers: http://post.ly/6i0z

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  14. Alexis CeuleSeptember 29, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    Patricia, thank you so much for turning me on to Alison Berger! Her style is just what I was looking for and didn't someone was out there doing it. Wow!!! I'm blown away! Thank you.

    Alexis

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  15. Mrs. BlandingsSeptember 30, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    Christine - that is incredibly flattering. Thank you so much and thank you for the link!

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