The Campana Brothers Esperança Collection For Venini

Fernando and Humberto Campana (the Campana brothers) created a special limited edition collection for Italian glassmakers, Venini.

The Esperança collection 2010 includes a hand blown glass chandelier, two wall sconces and a series of objects/vases.

The Chandelier
A whimsical multi-colored pendant lamp suspends from the ceiling and has blown-glass male and female figurines protruding from it.



Wattage: 3 x max 40W G9
Dimensions:
870.10 ø cm 60 h cm 100 ( 23,62" - 39,37")
870.11 ø cm 72 h cm 110 ( 28,34" - 43,30")
• Edition limited to 5 art pieces

Vases
In addition to the chandelier, the talented brothers from Portugal also created a collection of limited edition Vases for Venini with the same little blown glass figurines:






Esperança vases/objects
length. cm 35 depth 15 height cm 40
length cm 37 depth. 20 height cm 45
length cm 40 depth 8 height cm 28
•Limited Edition

And lastly two blow glass wall sconces, the Espotadio and the Samambaia.

Wall Sconces

Espatodia length cm 27 depth 20 height cm 85
Samambaia length cm 21 depth 14 height cm 90
•Numbered Edition

for purchasing and pricing information contact:

Head Quarters:
Fondamenta Vetrai,50
Tel +39 041 2737211
Fax +39 041 2737223
e-mail: venini@venini.it

Chen Karlsson Designs A Pendant Lamp That Doubles As A Display Case

A fun and functional idea from Scandinavian/Asian design studio Chen Karlsson, a pendant lamp named "Favourite Things" that also serves as a display cases for small items and curios.






Designed in 3 various color combinations, the lamp was introduced at The 2010 Stockholm Furniture Fair and should be available soon (I'll keep you posted).


COLOR COMBINATIONS (cover/textile wire)
CHARCOAL - Charcoal top with Pastel Green Cord:

CLOUD - Light Grey Cloud top with Gold cord:

MUSTARD - Mustard yellow top with Navy cord

Technical specifications:
MATERIAL - Polypropylene
DIMENSIONS - 45 cm in diameter
PRODUCTION - Taiwan
CE/CB Certified

all photos by olivia jeczmyk

Who is Chen Karlsson?

Chen Karlsson is a design company founded by the two families of Chen and Karlsson. With inspiration from the Scandinavian and Asian design traditions we design and distribute homeware for a rich everyday life. Our products are produced by carefully selected industries and craftsmen in Scandinavia and Asia.


Chen Karlsson AB
Fågelsångsvägen 17
11768 Stockholm
Sweden

Contact and Inquires:
Tina Karlsson
+46(0)707517509

ONOFF lamps by Hideo Kawamura of Rezon

Designed by Hideo Kawamura for Rezon. These 6 little lamps appear as one design when off and another when turned on. Can be used as table lamps or pendant lights.













Buy them here. Or here.

Lights That Will Turn You On. And Vice Versa.

From Droog Design to Martin Guixé, I've found several unsual and beautiful ways to add light to your home. Above are 30 examples, click on each picture for more information.

See more of my over 70 lamps, lightshades and links on Lighten Up! The Best Lighting Out There list at ThisNext.

Zero Sheds New Light at Euroluce 2007

Zero of Sweden unveiled some of their newer lamps at this years Euroluce lighting show. Here are their newest pieces:


Above: The Material pendant lamp

Above: The Camouflage pendant lamp

Above: The PXL pendant lamp

The PXL table lamp
About Zero:
Roland Gill and Andris Nolendorfs were both working with lighting at Orrefors Glassworks when they got the idea of starting their own business. Weary of glass fittings hanging crooked, they decided: no more glass, sheet metal is the right material! Both had made the acquaintance of designer Börge Lindau and their confidence in him was so great that they decided to start their own business if Börge would join them as designer. Börge was convinced by the bold idea and said he would support them with his interest and skills. When the newly formed company was christened, it was Börge who suggested the name Zero.

In view of the very small resources, Börge felt that the choice of materials for the first lights was very important if they were to be noticed and considered innovative. So he suggested that perforated sheet metal would be suitable. The choice of material proved so successful that practically the entire range for the first 10 years consisted of various fittings in different types of perforated sheet metal.

After moving the business from the garage, wharf and attic, they gradually rented premises in an old industrial estate in the centre of Nybro. Here there was room for the company which after some years began to expand quickly. When Börge established his own furniture company, Blå Station, Zero began their long-term, forward-looking and still ongoing collaboration with Per Sundstedt. He wanted to start designing glass fittings as he was tired of metal. Today Zero's range is dominated by various glass fittings designed by Per Sundstedt!

In 1989, Zero acquired the Pukeberg Glassworks and its premises. Pukeberg Glassworks in Nybro was started in 1871 and for many years was owned by the Böhlmarks Lampfabrik in Stockholm. Böhlmarks began by producing paraffin lamps but as time went on became an important manufacturer of electrical light fittings. They bought the glass for the paraffin lamps from Pukeberg and quickly became the Glassworks' largest customer. At the beginning of the 1900s, Böhlmarks had begun to work with artists and now they had an opportunity to start designing Pukeberg glassware. It is interesting to note that the first designers, Harald Notini and Uno Westerberg, were both interior designers. Göran Wärff joined them as an architecture student to practice on a new building in Pukeberg and was afterwards employed as a designer as he was an excellent draughtsman.

Of all designers who began their careers at Pukeberg, perhaps Eva Englund is still the most famous. She joined the company as a graduate from art college and succeeded Göran Wärff who had joined Kosta. Eva, who returned to Pukeberg after a long career at Orrefors, here created some of her greatest successes including Malakit and Indigo. In the last years of her life she created some of her most fantastic Graal pieces.

The tradition of lighting production returned to Pukeberg when Zero brought Pukeberg in 1989. The year before Zero had started a subsidiary, the Lustrum furniture company, and it now appears that Böhlmarks too was making tubular steel furniture in the 30's. The circle really is complete!

Today Pukeberg's q-marked glassworks is a famous tourist attraction. Here you can watch glass manufacture and visit a glass museum. There are treasures to be found in the shop, or visit Zero's and Lustrum's exhibitions. The old grindery has been renovated and in September 2002 became the home for Designline at Kalmar University. This should guarantee that both vision and tradition will live on and continue their exciting meeting at Pukeberg!


http://www.zero.se/