If you follow my social media feeds you may recall I found a collection of old keys not too long ago. I didn't want to throw them away because I know my grandfather collected most of them. This week I'm so happy to be able to say I found some inspiration. Australian artist Michael Moerkey (or …
LEED Lighting from Recycled Coke Bottles
Here's a new artist spotlight for my recycled lighting collection of posts. Atlanta artist Kathleen Plate creates custom, handcrafted chandeliers from post-consumer upcycled bottles. Plate’s company, Smart Glass is known for creating unique and elegant glass collections, jewelry and chandeliers using a technique she has patented. Last fall Plate was commissioned by Chick-fil-A to create custom …
More Recycled Chandeliers
Ballroom Luminoso embodies a spirit of rejuvenation and reinvention, but also explores many dichotomies. The piece is a series of chandeliers, but they are made from metal parts picked from junk bins. They create delicate, ethereal projections.
What I’m Completely Obsessed With
Hello, Darling. Where have you been? I absolutely adore these whimsical lights from Ingo Maurer and want to share it with my readers. The Johnny B. Butterfly and the J.B. Schmetterling (Schmetterling is German for butterfly) lamps feature realistic butterflies, moths, and dragonflies created by California artist Graham Owen. The J.B. Schmetterling is the deluxe …