A round-up of a few favorite statement lighting fixtures that have crossed our path this year.
Sconce
Elude shown in Viola, available at Riloh.
Fueled by a deep-seated appreciation for the interplay of light, color, and form, Riloh’s founder and creative director, Melissa Sutton (shown above left), has a deep-seated appreciation for the interplay of light, color, and form. Her formative years were spent honing her skills in the esteemed studio of designer Michael Smith where she absorbed the nuances of sophisticated design and refined her eye for detail.
Chandelier
The McTavish Chandelier, available at Andrea Claire Studio.
Andrea Clair Studio made its Milan Design Week debut earlier this year at the legendary Rossana Orlandi Gallery with its Pisces collection of ocean-inspired lighting. Capturing the movement and vitality of the ocean, the hand-made, free-flowing fixtures were inspired by studio founder Andrea Claire’s passion for surfing, and stem in part from the mesmerizing ebb and flow of glowing kelp blades dancing just below the ocean’s surface. It is named for the pioneering Australian surfboard shaper Bob McTavish.
Chandelier
Ova shown in amber, available at Matthew McCormick Studio.
As a recent GRAY Awards winner, we'd be remiss to exclude this beauty in our round-up. These double-dipped glass pendants glow with an ethereal light. Like pearls, each Ova is slightly different, thanks to a hand-casting process that applies a carefully calculated layer of clear or frosted glass on top of an inner opaque form. McCormick recently was a guest on our podcast In the Design Lounge, watch here.
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Note to designers:
“Lighting” is now a stand-alone judges category in the GRAY Awards, see details here.
Pendant
BOLA in azul, available at Illuminata. Another award-winning design: Part of the LUMi Collection, the BOLA eco-pendant made the shortlist in this year's International D’ARC AWARDS lighting competition. The design, created by Julie Conway from Everett, Washington, is made from organic forms of 100% post-consumer recycled glass. It draws inspiration from traditional blown glass fishing buoys used for fishing nets.