10 of the Most Stunning New Light Fixtures

Posted: 27 Nov 2015 06:00 AM PST

MAISON&OBJET Paris, Stockholm Furniture Fair and Fiera Milano represent some of the top furniture, accessory and lighting fairs in Europe. The best contemporary designs are introduced during these fairs, and lighting designers didn't disappoint this year.

Here are 10 of the most stunning new light fixtures to come from the top European design shows. Get ready to see them (or inspired versions of them) at a retailer near you soon.

A hanging arrangement of 73 series pendants. Image source: Bocci

73 by Bocci

Bocci, the Vancouver- and Berlin-based contemporary design and manufacturing company, introduced the 73 series at the Paris show. Each one-of-a-kind piece results from blowing liquid glass into a folded, heat-resistant ceramic fabric container. As the molten glass cools, it hardens into textural shapes. A flat LED light is strategically positioned to diffuse light throughout the glass.

Bolle’s floating glass bubbles. Image source: Giopato & Coombes

Bolle by Giopato & Coombes

This stunning light fixture is the vision of an English architect (Coombes) and an Italian designer (Giopato). Their inspiration was light, delicate soap bubbles. The design duo commissioned the famed master glassmakers of the Venetian island of Murano to produce the Bolle fixtures.

Origami light fixtures double as wall art. Image source: Vibia

Origami by Ramón Esteve for Vibia

The Origami collection was designed as wall art by Spanish architect Ramón Esteve to illuminate a room. The three lacquered finishes are meant to be grouped into unlimited wall combinations for the ultimate in artistic expression.

Amp lamps provide a retro-modern glow. Image source: Normann Copenhagen

Amp by Simon Legald for Normann Copenhagen

Danish designer Simon Legald debuted a striking range of pendant lamps called Amp for Normann Copenhagen at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. Amp has a contemporary vibe with a nod to the uber-cool design style of the moment: retro. The inspiration for the lamp's shape came when the designer was restoring a 1960s radio.

Claesson Koivisto Rune w151’s oversized geometrics. Image source: Wästberg

Claesson Koivisto Rune w151 for Wästberg

Stockholm design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune designed a set of three cone-shaped pendants for Swedish lighting brand Wästberg. Large enough to make a statement yet still fit through a door, the oversized w151 shades are spun from lightweight aluminum. The design studio wanted to rebel against minimalism with oversized lampshades in bold colors.

The bold Lincoln light fixture. Image source: Barovier&Toso

Lincoln by Barovier&Toso

Inspired by American architect Philip Johnson's interiors, the textural Lincoln chandelier is elegant yet whimsical. Blown-glass spheres are worked with the balotòn technique to give the glass texture. Each sphere is mounted on a pink-gold vertical structure and illuminated with LEDs.

Curtains create a light-filled room. Image source: Arik Levy

Curtain by Arik Levy for Vibia

Curtain is a not only a stunning light fixture but also a functional room partition. French designer Arik Levy designed the hanging fixture in different textiles and sizes, and with light variations depending on preference — LEDs on top, on the bottom or at both ends — for the ultimate hanging light fixture.

Halo is a modern interpretation of a chandelier. Image source: Roll & Hill

Halo by Paul Loebach for Roll & Hill

Paul Loebach's Halo series is light, graceful and energy-efficient. The floating, clean lines are anchored by the hand-finished metal surfaces that create concentric rings, illuminated by LEDs. The collection includes chandeliers, pendants and wall sconces.

The Clizia textural lighting fixture. Image source: Slamp

Clizia Suspension by Adriano Rachele for Slamp

Delicate, interlocked squares in Opalflex are hand assembled into a geometric, freeform design. The Clizia Suspension collection, manufactured and sold by Italian firm Slamp, comes in a variety of colors and styles (ceiling/wall mounts, pendants and lamps).

Match lighting was designed to be as unique as the space it occupies. Image source: Vibia

Match by Jordi Vilardell & Meritxell Vidal for Vibia

Match, designed by Jordi Vilardell & Meritxell Vidal, is innovative not only in its design, but also in its configuration. Designers and clients can customize and order the lighting via online 3D software for a one-of-a-kind look.

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Neo-Georgian Home in London Gets a Modern Extension

Posted: 26 Nov 2015 04:00 PM PST

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England-based AR Design Studio Architects constantly surprise us with their modern extensions; you may remember The Glass House or The Runners Project, both featured on Freshome a while back. Today, we offer a glimpse of Richmond House, the architects’ latest project.

Following local regulations, AR Design Studio merged old and new into a contemporary dream home. Originally built in a neo-Georgian style, the house in London was upgraded by adding a generously sized modern extension that opens up to the backyard.
design modern house London “A single-story extension at the rear of the house provides a large open‐plan kitchen, dining and living space,” the architects said. “This creates a light and airy space for the owners and gives Dylan, the dog, plenty of space to run around. The external façade is clad in tessellated fiber-cement cladding and sets a contemporary geometry.”

The main living area is connected to the bedrooms on the second level by a steel and timber stairway with glass-panel railings. What do you think of the modern extension on this home? [Photos by Martin Gardner]
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