Beautiful lighting design
Lighting takes on a new dimension when you look at all the wonderful designer lampshades that are on available. Using materials such as fabric, tissue paper and recycled materials, these lampshades turn any light fitting into a focal point in the room.
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Louise Traill manufactures her colourful designs in a cottage in wildest Yorkshire. A of Chelsea School of Art in London, her inspirations come from my love of folk and outsider art and from travels that she did in her younger years. Louise loves to create beautiful eclectic artworks that are affordable enough to have in the home.
radiancelighting.co.uk
Radiance Lighting's caravan of love range of lampshades feature colourful collage designs. The designs combine photographic imagery printed onto paper with a polymer lacquer finish.
tomraffield.com
Tom Raffield grew up surrounded by the extreme wilderness, tranquility and natural beauty of Exmoor, England - an environment that stimulated his imagination, and inspired freedom to be adventurous in his designs. Tom’s fascination with the traditional practice of steam bending began whilst studying at the College of Arts. Years of research and experimentation allowed him to develop a new steaming method to turn his design visions into reality.
ashleyannphotography.com
Kara Pasley Designs creates her own lampshades by creating a photo collage that she then prints out on vellum paper. Once cut to size, the paper is hot glued onto the lampshade frame.
colinchetwood.co.uk
Colin Chetwood designs and manufactures custom lighting for office and home. Inspired by shape and structures found in the natural world, Colin’s sculptural, contemporary furniture and lighting uses a range of materials including burnished, beaten and forged metals, glass, paper and wood.
sarahturner.co.uk
Sarah Turner is an award winning eco artist and designer making beautiful products from waste materials, such as plastic drinks bottles. All the bottles are collected locally from cafes and households. Each bottle is then cleaned and sandblasted to give the opaque look then hand cut and sculpted into decorative forms.
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The Vita Eos is made from bird feathers, each carefully positioned on a paper core by hand. It radiates a cosy and pleasant glow, and because the light bulb is shielded, the Eos is perfect to hang above a table, in a hall-way or indeed any place where you don't want to be blinded by a light source. Cleaning couldn't be easier - simply blow with a hairdryer.
Now that you're inspired, let's see what you can create with a little creative savvy and items in and around the home, or discovered.