Fantabulous design: Lighting

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pretty lights

The simplest of things can look beautiful, just add a bit of creativity by Kootoyoo. It's so stunning and easy to make. I can't wait to get my hands on this weekend.

Have fun to you all!

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Milan Design Week 2010

Last week, after three days of fever, I was left not only with a sore throat but I also had no energy and a splitting headache. Anyway, after lots of antibiotics and plenty of mint tea, I’m feeling as right as rain.
I spent the rest of the week flipping through Vogue Living (July/August 2010) with its free DVD report from Milan Design Week. This was awesome and inspired me to drag myself from my sickbed to continue my battle in the world of design.

Here’s a sneak peek at Vogue Living’s DVD coverage of Milan Design Week:

Strung above the famous fashion street of Via Montenapoleone are huge lanterns that light up the night.

The Invisibles by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell

Amplify by Yves Béhar
These LED pendant lamps are made from recycled paper and re-create the shimmering effect of crystal chandeliers.

Maurizio Galante with his 'Drago' bedspread
A bedspread formed from hundreds of raised motifs which in unison create voluminous waves of triangular pleats.

This massive chandelier, "Stella”, by Tokujin Yoshioka, is a large crystal dandelion hung from the ceiling in a room full of white haze.

For a three-minute clip, click here

More coverage of Milan Design Week 2010 including photo galleries, videos, blog posts and interviews from core77

On the bright side of being sick, I had a trip to Milan without ever leaving the comfort of my daybed: not too bad!

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Some of favorite things

1. Potted orchids are one of my favourite finishing elements for home interiors.

by Herve Gamb

2. Good manners
Smythson of Bond Street delivers an elegant range of timeless stationery. My writing paper of choice when I was living in London, Smythson now offers charming folded notelets with a die-stamped 'Thank You' motif, presented in a tissue-lined gift box.

3. Vintage jewels
Add some sparkle from the past and discover jewelry that invites conversation.

by Tiffany

4. Chandeliers
Pure fantasy … hang them over a kitchen table for a touch of everyday luxury or suspend them a foot from the floor as a glittering sculpture.

by Life Interior

5. Bauhaus to my house
Mies van der Rohe is amazing. As Mies says: “I am not interested in being interesting; I just want to be good.”
His works have always inspired me.

Barcelona chairs by Express Furniture

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+ alien

The German design studio Büro für Form introduced their new lighting collection - Alien

From the designers:
It seems as if a strange creature is sliding down a rope. Gently and almost weightlessly, radiating a warm and graceful light. Alien. Available in two different sizes and four variations, as pendant, table, floor lights, and outdoor.

The lights are being manufactured and sold by Next, and will be available to purchase from September 2008.

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+ tile

“Oh, I like this necklace!”
It was my first thought.
Until I read the article …

TILE Modular lighting system

The Tile is a clean, unique, playful, contemporary, and multifunctional LED lighting device. Because of its modular nature with unique joints that allow the lighting units to rotate along both the X-axis and Z-axis, it can function as a work lamp, a floor lamp, and a wall lamp. It can also reconfigure into a decorative lighting device to create a specific mood.

Designer: Gary Chang