Mt. Vernon, New York.....Global Lighting is proud to present the Jacco Maris Solo light fixture designed by Jacco Maris. The suspension light is cast and polished by hand and available in three sizes, 60 cm., 100 cm., 140 cm. The material is either bronze or aluminum. The lights in aluminum are powder coated in three available colors, silver, anthracite and white. In bronze the metal is patinated in brass. Lamping is a fluorescent tube, with a dimmable option. The light would need to be …
Clé Tile in New York Times January 2013
The New York Times features clé tiles in a January 2013 feature titled "Tile Echoes of an Ancient Civilization." The collection featured is by Forrest Lesch-Middelton, a potter in Petaluma, Calif., who "makes ceramics that look like the products of an ancient civilization whose people proudly insisted on being buried with their dishware. "The surfaces are mottled, the decorations irregular and the tones earthy siennas and fawns, Mr. Lesch-Middelton invented a technique for transferring …
New Ravenna in New York Spaces
New Ravenna mosaics by Erin Adams is featured in this roundup in New York Spaces dubbed "Statements"; a look at Design for renovation & summer living. It includes CUT GLASS "Coral," a hand-cut glass mosaic (in Rose Quartz, Sardonyx, and Agate) from the Erin Adams collection for New Ravenna Mosaics. The colorful piece was produced by Nicole Haddad. View the Full Article PDF Erin Adams is one of today's foremost tile designers, with a career that spans almost twenty-five years. …
Clé in Vogue Magazine July 2013
Clé is featured in Vogue: Editors included the company's tile in a piece titled Summer Punch, noting how "South African artist Ruan Hoffman's background as a painter comes through in his latest collection for clé, the preferred house for artisanal tiles. Certain to brighten any interior, the 25 hand-lithographed geometric designs in the series, Postcards from Myself, come in vivid shades of blue, red, and black. While some tiles bear a resemblance to Matisse's gouaches, others offer a whimsical …
Carlo Scarpa and Cleto Munari: A Sonnet in Silver
On a spring evening in 1972 I was introduced to the person who would change my life. Cleto Munari remembers the meeting well. It took place in Vicenza, the Palladian city north of Venice, where both he and Carlo Scarpa worked. In Scarpa the architect, Munari found friend, teacher and collaborator. Munari, then 42, remembers their compelling relationship, The first two hours of the day we would spend discussing design. The rest of the day was devoted to architecture, history and art. I …