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Lighting is one of the most important elements of interior design, without proper lighting, even the most stylish space isn't truly complete. Lighting is essential for creating the mood and ambience of a space. When choosing lamps, consider the style you're going for in your home first. Is it traditional? Modern? Eclectic? Interior designer Judith Balis says:"Think of a lamp as part of the jewelry of a room.You need to select the right piece to complement the rest of the room." As you evaluate the status of your lighting style, keep in mind that lighting also functions as art that helps define your style, set the mood and perform practical tasks. Size, shape and style, need to be taken into account when we are selecting lamps, to suit lighting needs and to fits in home decor. Here are some tips and ideas that you can use when it comes to lighting your home. Over a table Try to choose a light fixture that’s the right size for your table. If you can’t f...

Attractive and timeless - that is undoubtedly the first words that come to mind when you look at a Lloyd Loom chair. However, you would not suspect that there is a rich history lies behind these couches and chairs.         Butterfly                                      Christy The Lloyd Loom process was invented in 1917 by the American Marshall B. Lloyd, who twisted kraft paper around a metal wire, placed the paper threads on a loom and wove them into what was to become the traditional Lloyd Loom fabric. Lloyd Loom chairs quickly became very popular in the United States and in 1921, Marshall B. Lloyd sold his patent to an English manufacturer, W (William) Lusty & Sons, who used the Lloyd Loom fabric to create a collection of typical English utility furniture. ( read more ) Jack                     ...

These beautiful and minimalist design Pendant Lamps are all made in a small workshop in Berlin. At IUMI they connect the lively character of the material and the love for craft with the precision of digital design. Theire aim is to make things that are beautiful and that keep a gentle silence, opposing the monotony of industrially produced furnitures. The ENA pendant lamp from Berlin's IUMA has a slender shape and fine lines and its minimalist design comes in a range of beautiful hand-painted lampshade colours or natural birchwood. The light gains its warm character by the natural reflections of the wood. IUMI's HEKTOR L lampshades have a sophisticated shape which makes the light bulb effectively disappear.The coloured and white versions of the light are hand painted in various steps with naturally pigmented colours. The Hektor L is a larger version of the Hektor. NEFI comes from ancient Greek and means "little cloud". The flat cloud shape of this pendan...

The famous Butterfly chair is seen very often in today's interiors, but the first design of the Butterfly chair was designed in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1938 by the architects Antonio Bonet, Juan Kurchan and Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, who had met as assistants in Le Corbusier's Paris atelier, and founded the think tank named Grupo Austral. Image credit:planete-deco The chair is occasionally known as the BKF chair, for Bonet-Kurchan-Ferrari, but an official letter from the firm attributed primary authorship of the design to Ferrari-Hardoy, which is why it is also occasionally known as the Hardoy chair. The first of its design was composed of two bent tubular steel rods and a leather sling creating a suspended seat. The frame of the chair is painted black; the sling is brown leather. Image credit:valentinabalafa The BKF chair is a modern update of the Paragon chair which was first made for use as campaign furniture in the 1870s. A later version of the design was known as...

Hübsch is a stylish range of unusual and beautiful furniture and accessories designed in Denmark with a typical Scandinavian flair.  At Hübsch the motto is "you are the centre of attention", their focus is on people and about providing unique products. Hubsch Light Grey Danish 2 Seater Sofa The Danes arguably design Mid-Century pieces even better than the Americans.This Danish 2 seat sofa with birchwood legs evokes Mid-Century style that's always in vogue as one of the truly classic movements in modern furniture design. Hubsch Danish Daybed with All Cushions A daybed that showcases the best in minimalist, simple Scandanavian design and which comes with all cushions and pillows included in the price. Bamboo is very weather resistant so this day bed can also be used outside and stored in a shed. Hubsch Blue Danish 2 Seater Sofa This Danish 2 seat sofa with oak legs from Hubsch will appeal to all you lovers of simple, Danis...