net lighting adds major impact for minor dollars. High-end kitchens should have 5 or more layers.
Don’t forget the dimmers, same reasons- more impact, less cost.
Archive for the ‘Lighting’ Category
“Layered” kitchen lighting- looks custom for less
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Green at Great Prices in Chicago
Friday, August 7th, 2009The Rebuilding Exchange in Chicago has GREEN materials at great prices- a very rare combo! All from Meegan and her crew at the Rebuilding Exchange.
Source: www.rebuildingexchange.org
The mission of the ReBuilding Exchange is to divert building materials from the waste stream and make them accessible to the public for reuse, protecting community health, creating jobs and saving resources. …
Green Home Chicago
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Green Home Chicago is at 213 N. Morgan in Chicago and is way worth a visit, on site or online: www.ghcdesigncenter.com.
Products range from local artist’s work to furniture from reclaimed wood, to fabulous contemporary fireplaces, cabinetry, and tile.
Goods are green-ranked using the following criteria:
1. Recycled content
2. Non-toxic
3. Local
4. Sustainable/renewable resources
5. Cradle to cradle - product can be used, recycled
and used again without losing any material quality
6. Green manufacturing processes
7. Certifications
8. Artisanal/handmade
9. Community building/poverty alleviation
10. Vintage/reclaimed/repurposed
Beautiful pendant lighting
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Studio Italia Design’s hand-blown clear glass cylinder- embellished by Murano artists- with clear glass extrusions. Contemporary, but elegant.
Also available as sconse, table, or surface lighting.
Decorative skylights- custom glass
Friday, December 12th, 2008Anything from historically correct treatments to custom contemporary artwork for your skylights: http://cbdglass.com/Portfolio/Glass_skylights.html.
I went in to the main site www.cbdglass.com, to get to skylights and it’s worth a look. Lots of custom goodies available.
Mid-century sconce; deco-inspired tile
Friday, October 17th, 2008Satellite’s Otis lamp, a sconse with cool optic glass and chrome, will work for your mid-century exterior, or- think about this for a bathroom fixture. Nice look.
www.satellitemodern.com/.
Scroll down to the Paramount, on Meredith Tile’s page below, for a deco-inspired tile that would make a great kitchen or bath backsplash.
http://www.meredithtile.com/ourtiles/decos.html
BTW, LOTS of the tiles on this page look good- see “Radiant Star” if you’re set on deco or atomic age, but there are many other styles represented.
Contemporary chandelier lighting
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Once confined to the dining room or large salons and entries, and always of traditional design, the chandelier has become the go-to fixture in all but the most humble room- and they are contemporary, too.
For (Swarovski) chrystals in a sphere, very contemporary, see http://www.schonbek.com/geometrix/led/index.html. Both LED and halogen. There is a smaller version that can be put right in the dishwasher for cleaning!
Giogali chandelier, with rings that can be arranged to create different configurations with different lengths and shapes: http://www.dwr.com/product/categories/lighting/chandeliers/giogali-chandelier.do?search=basic&keyword=giogali&sortby=ourPicks&page=1
Laura Kirar’s Syro chandelier for Baker-http://www.kohlerinteriors.com/baker/1_1_5_0_coll_prod.jsp?brand=Baker&coll_id=2260850&category=Lighting&subcategory=Chandeliers&prod_id=2271950&prod_num=LK123&index=2&browse_key=Baker%212260850%21Lighting%21Chandeliers%21 Kohler had a huge horizontally expanded version of this fixture at the KBIS show. I love the gold infused in these disks- this one can go beyond contemporary, I think. Pendant also available.
Cabinetry hardware for luxury functions
Friday, August 8th, 2008(this is the hardware that makes your cabinetry open and shut, not the knobs…)
Blum has a new Servo-Drive product, that automatically opens drawers with a light touch or a light pull on the handle. It can be stopped in any position and can be combined with Blumotion for a silent close. http://www.blum.com/gb/en/01/30/60/index.php Go ahead, get messy while you cook- you don’t mess up the cabinetry! This product also has accessibility benefits. There are even 2 Youtube videos about this product- you know where to find them.
Mepla-Alfit’s Illuxo system has an LED light on the hinge, so that when the cabinet is open there is light. No power connection or transformer required! http://www.mepla-alfit.com/content/EN/products/illuxo.html
Not hardware- but a great way to use all the space available- Base ToeKick Cabinets use the formerly wasted toekick for maximizing storage. http://www.diamondcabinets.com/news/pr_details.cfm?pr=11
Lighting your contemporary digs, luxe or minimal
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Fab lighting from Fabbian: http://www.fabbian.com/- click Special Lighting, to see “Motion” Sconse, a very contemporary fixture they show at bedside; click Ambience Lighting, to see “Sopesa”, a pendant in varying sizes- actually a suspended sheet of glass with disks of light imbedded in it. Way cool.
For uplighting, even with an 8′ ceiling- this Series 15 florescent fixture can mount 3″ from the ceiling. They show office settings on the webpage, but think residential applications- c’mon, you can do it… for your loft or studio. This is a great way to add lighting to really differentiate your unique space. Sconse option shown too- scroll there. http://www.finelite.com/products/series15-default-overview.html
A few more lighting picks
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Fluid, yummy green glass- 3 waves- in a pendant fixture: http://www.derekmarshall.com/pendants/Django/Django%20thumbnails.htm
Crush- white marble mosaic-with-light-behind-it sconse- http://www.ridgelystudioworks.com/- click editions, and “Crush”. See the glass version too. Contemporary, but the marble texture adds a lot of depth and warmth.
Italian glass tablelamps- scroll and find your fave: http://www.venini.com/public/catalogo.php?id_catalogo=28&nome=ArtLight&id_categoria=29
