Decorative lampshades make a style statement and are in increasing demand, according to a few vendors at last month’s High Point Market. Many companies, such as Robert Abbey, Currey & Company and Pooky, have well-established lampshade programs that they continue to build.
In High Point last month, Jamie Young Company introduced a collection of lampshades that are sold separately. There are scalloped shapes available in raffia, white bouclé or natural linen (large and small sizes for each), and drum shade styles made from natural raffia and trimmed with linen. They come in three sizes: large, classic and medium.
After making lampshades for other programs, Adesso introduced a lampshade collection for its own Adesso brand. The printed shades come in four patterns.
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Fresh off its debut at Milan Design Week in April, Italian lighting brand Lodes will unveil Axia at NYCXDesign next week in Scavolini’s SoHo Gallery, 429 West Broadway. Designed by Vittorio Venezia and Carolina Martinelli, the Axia pendant features frosted, elongated globes that appear to orbit around a central axis. Axia is offered in a single size – approximately 80 cm – and in two metallic finishes: Glossy Bronze or Black Chrome.
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New York-based design studio In Common With is launching a new Murano glass lighting collection produced in partnership with Venetian glass atelier Laguna~B. The Lido series comprises four lighting designs that celebrate the Murano glass-making tradition, highlighting the skill of fusing hand-blown glass with carefully crafted metal components. The collection includes sconces, flush mounts and the Cosmos Chandelier, a new modular fixture, and will be available exclusively through In Common With. It debuts this week at Quarters in New York.
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Also celebrating the beauty of Murano glassblowing is New York-based Blue Green Works, which unveils the Garden collection which marries iconic Murano motifs with polished steel and brass. The results are striking pendants, sconces and table lamps that look like elegant potted plants. Ranging from $3,200 to $32,000, the collection is available at bluegreenworks.com and through SCP in London and Triode in Paris.
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The latest release from lighting designer Nader Gammas is the Vessels Vespa RGB Pendant, created exclusively for STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN. Handmade in ceramic and patinated brass, the piece draws inspiration from observations of fallen trees and fungi in Massachusetts’ Blue Hills Reserve. The design references apothecium, or cup fungi, translating these natural forms into sculptural lighting.
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WAC Group and the Mount Sinai Light and Health Research Center (LHRC) will host an interactive CEU webinar exploring how, as we age, changes in vision and biological responses to light can significantly impact comfort, safety, sleep and independence. It will take place on Tuesday, May 19 and 11 a.m. ET. You can register here.
