LOVE THE LIGHTING IN YOUR LIVING AREA!  When purchasing the Miconos Floor Lamp, there will be no question of how it can transform your space into one of luxury.  Chrome plated steel married with hand-blown glass brings this luminary to life brilliantly in your living space.  Perfect for living rooms, corner lighting in bedrooms, family rooms, and offices, this lighting piece is both functional and decorative.  Measuring at a height of 70″ (178 cm), with a width of 12″ (31 cm); light diffusion can occur without compromising a lot of space.  You can purchase this lighting piece from Interior-Deluxe.com for $1,010.00.

LIGHT IT UP, BABY!  When was the last time you looked up and thought, “I really need to update the look in this room.”  Bring in this lighting solution and not only will you be updating the look in your room, you will be bringing in both a modern and contemporary look.  This chandelier will work in dining rooms, above kitchen islands, above breakfast nooks, and over conference tables. Features include a rectangular design, 32″ L x 18.5″ W x 14″ H, satin nickel construction, and opal frosted glass bulb covers.  This lighting fixture can be purchased through FormPlusFunction.com for $677.24.

IS IT ART, IS IT LIGHTING, OR IS IT BOTH?  When money is no object, choosing this object to illuminate your modern décor is a must.  Light is shielded by the leaf construction of this lighting piece, which is both beautiful in design and unique in appearance.  Light casts down, creating a glare free atmosphere conducive to elegant dining, luminescent entryways, and breathtaking great room ambiance.  Designer Poul Henningsen created this lighting source in four different finishes, copper, brushed, lacquered, and stainless steel. Treat yourself to luxury when designing a modern, contemporary interior design scheme.  This pendant light piece is available through Ylighting.com for $7,312.00

A CHANDELIER YOU ASK? WHERE ARE THE CRYSTALS?  Chandeliers aren't what one normally thinks of when considering lighting for a modern home.  Usually the calling card of palacial estates or ornately decorated mansions, the chandelier had received a modern upgrade with Palluco's brass "Glow" Chandelier, designed by Enrico Fanzoline and Vincente Garcia Jimenez.  With an encased light surrounded by brass casing reminiscent of origami, the "Glow" Chandelier appears to be suspended within a circle of light.  Available in red, white, black and burnished brass, this unique design is also available in a floor model.
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SUBTLE AND MOD DON’T USUALLY GO TOGETHER, but Lights Up’s columnar table lamps manage to bring both words without rending the space-time continuum. Patterns such as faux bois (wood), kimono and snowflakes are printed onto silk shades; unlike most lamps the shades are all-or-nothing affairs and dominate the entire lamp. A brushed nickel base rounds out each lamp; strict minimalists can also purchase all white or natural linen shades.
Approx. $80-$300, velocityartanddesign.com and designpublic.com

CLOTHED IN BLACK AND LINED WITH JEWELS the Lola Chandelier looks like a questionable lady of the night, but we can’t deny its obvious sex appeal. The jewels are actually Swarovski crystals; seductively glimmering within a quartet of powder-coated carapaces, they are only visible from certain angles. The shell itself can also be clad in stainless steel; this option is a little less sensual but attractive nevertheless.
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BESIDES BEING FREAKIN’ SEXY the Loop Light is also efficient; its hollow frame presents a low visibility LED lamp that simultaneously stays lit and out of the way. At present still a prototype under development by Norwegian group Trokk16, Loop already possesses a surprising degree of finesse with a beautiful mirror polished surface to further streamline its profile. Future enhancements such as the ability to tilt will only increase the appeal of this ultra minimalist piece.
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GRAFFITI AS CONSUMER ART seems an odd combination but it actually works quite well with Donna Brady’s unique Hi-Light pendants, made from photos of her Brooklyn neighborhood. The names are appropriately urban (take a walk down Kent Street) and the textures unforgettably so: rusted metal walls and pitted concrete surfaces over smooth cylindrical shades make for gritty-meets-swank decor. There’s a raw, untamed beauty to graffiti in general–let’s hope these help to draw awareness to urban blight as much as they capitalize on it.
$130, raredevice.net

LIKE MINI SKYSCRAPERS (or stacks of dna electrophoresis, depending on whom you ask), the Moso Pendant is an elegant piece whose vertical grain veneer naturally invites the eye to scan along its height. An eco-friendly piece with a bamboo frame, bamboo veneer and finished with low V.O.C. oils, designer Brian Schmitt (he brought us yesterday’s Mobiles) even purchases renewable energy credits (a nice alternative to carbon emissions trading) to offset the electricity used to construct each lamp. Not quite available yet as production is slated to begin sometime this summer.
adriftmobiles.com
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ALTHOUGH POLYSTYRENE is best known for its other incarnations, namely Styrofoam, Julianna Holowka has successfully molded its laminated form into an array of wildly creative lamps. Her Josephine Lamp most appeals to feminine sensibilities, with a gentle petal motif rendered in white linen laminated polystyrene, while Chaos resembles twists of cardstock but is too made from plastic. For those with more violent inclinations (I kid), the Mace Lamp has the twin virtues of being both eye-catching and useful in gladiatorial combat.
$200, etsy.com
Via: Design Milk

LIKE TWO ASYMPTOTES the Spun Light approaches convergence with a design that a mathematician would love. Sebastian Wrong’s 2003 piece is inspired by fluid dynamics and made from aluminum. Available in black, white, brown or silver, the lamp is topped with a cylindrical shade that sounds bulky at first but whose curves beautifully complement the buttery smooth aesthetic of the lamp base. Choose from two table lamp sizes and one floor lamp.
$844-$1,460, roomandboard.com

FASCINATING AND WHIMSICAL LIGHTING abounds at Site Specific Design; hopefully these insect-inspired pieces will be offered for sale at some point in the near future. Like a cartoon, only a few well-placed lines are necessary to successfully convey emotion. The results: minimalist pieces that are loaded with fanciful, evocative energy that we’d love to have in our home. Update: These bugs are indeed for sale; they are limited edition and start at $4,200-$9,200.
$4,200-$9,200, sitespecificdesign.com
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