In lighting design, as with interior design, being successfully creative is defined by knowing when to push a boundary and when to leave it alone.
The angled surface mounted Beetle was designed by the vision that the status quo of recessed can-type of fixtures can be improved and elevated to create a special visual experience. With its white diffuser in front and clear ribbed sides, the light exudes from every angle of this fixture, creating a playful experience for the user, while providing the sought function of general illumination.
The Maestro, A Master Glass Blower, is an Honorary Title One Can Only Earn When Others Bestow It - Often Not Achieved Before 15 to 20 Years of Executing Flawless Glass Production Techniques at the Highest Levels
From Murano, Italy to St. Helena, California - each separate piece of hand-made blown glass starts in the furnace (perhaps getting thrown back to start over a few times), from a leaf to a flower petal and finally to the completed chandelier artwork, is designed to provide endless beauty. The marriage of the right design and scaled Murano chandelier by Andromeda within a room has the potential for a stunning result, as seen in in front of this Wine Country master bedroom suite dormer window detail.
If We Cannot Dream - Then Who Are We?
The perfect foil, these tall narrow foyer volumes, for art expressed as a floating light fixture. Custom options offered in the hand-made crystal and metal light fixture by Barovier and Toso allow for the perfect length, width, height and colors to shine in front the the peek-a-boo window, fitting precisely on the existing beam.
We Never ‘Slap’ Light Fixtures Onto A Ceiling and Call it a Day
To excel in lighting design, the aesthetics of the fixture selections, including scale and visual weight, must be as important and the interior design details - perhaps more precise. The placement, quantity and quality of the light contributes to the success of the design. In this lighting and interior design project we did in the early 2000s, these principles remain, even if the light source and fixture styles change.
Why is Light Fixture Selection So Important? (Why Wouldn’t It Be?)
The concept of lighting and lighting design intertwines the functional need with the design interpretation. We understand the technical so we can then achieve the best design outcome. There is no separating the two. Here, in a remodeled Eichler bath, the Italian glass mosaic tiled wall is beautiful in a simple way, which required a completely un-fussy fixture design, which respects that simplicity.
The Right Solution Might Be Outside of the Box
A pool bath with an exposed roll-in shower (good for dog washing too), is a complete splash zone, and has all the walls tiled from floor-to-ceiling. The best choice then for lighting is an outdoor fixture, which is call ‘wet-listed’, because it can be outdoors in the rain or inside of a shower and will not have wiring exposed to water. It is the right pick functionally as well as creating the right mood in the space.