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Naomi Paul Has a Way with a Crochet Hook
Inventive lighting stole the show last week at ICFF in New York. Among our favorite finds: London designer Naomi Paul's witchy pendant lamps which she hand crochets, marrying the tactile with the architectural. The designs are all made to order and range in size from 15 inches foot tall (tailored to fit Paul's own low-ceilinged flat) to vast sculptural chandeliers that take her months to complete. Bonus: they collapse and pack flat.
Photographs from Naomi Paul.
Above: A graduate of the Chelsea College of Art and Design in constructed textile design, Paul crochets her shades around a powder-coated framework using special mercerized cotton cord that she developed (the material is sourced from an Italian mill and knit into cable yarn in Yorkshire). She describes her pendants as "quietly opulent"; the design shown here is the Monika light.
Above: Though most of Paul's pieces are scaled to large rooms, the Vex, with "tessellating 20 degree angled edges," doesn't require height. All of her lights are available in a range of colors and come with woven cotton electrical cording (also in available in many colors). Each is labor intensive: the simplest designs, such as this, take two and a half days to make. Prices are available on request and start at $1,300.
Above: A trio of Glück pendants. Sustainability is a key part of Paul's design process and her lights are designed to work with Plumen low-energy bulbs. Every element is sourced within the UK (aside from the yarn) and the entire production is UK based.
Above: The V2 Glück, one of Paul's just-introduced pieces, has an open shade. When lit, she notes, "the characteristic openwork of the crocheted surface gives the entire shade an effervescent glow ideal for dining tables and overhead lighting." The interior of the shades are crocheted as well (to conceal the framework and bolster the construction) and can be finished in a contrasting color from the exterior.
Above: Paul's shade designs are mathematically complex, but she uses nothing more than a bamboo crochet hook to make them.
Above: A Glück pendant in navy.
Above: Paul also makes rugs and other designs on commission. Shown here, her Triangle Rug, Steamer Chair with knit mohair cushions, and stackable Macaroon floor cushions hand-knit from organic Peruvian cotton and detailed with crocheted edging. For more information, go to Naomi Paul.
Go to our Gallery of Rooms and Spaces for more Lighting ideas, including designs from Standard Socket, a Seattle lighting collective that works with emerging talent. Looking for Outdoor Lighting, Gardenista has some ideas for you.
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A writer who changed lives
A Guest Post by Monica Leslie Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born on the 6th of March in 1927 in Aracataca, Colombia. Gabriel Marquez was born to his father, Gabriel Garcia, and his mother, Luisa Marquez. Gabriel’s father was a pharmacist who moved with his wife to Barranquilla leaving their son[Read More...]
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Monday, May 19, 2014
A Greek Taverna on the Beach, Breeze Included
Ftelia Beach on the Greek island of Mykonos is hot, dry, and windy—very windy. Idyllic conditions for wind surfers—but what about the spectators left behind on the beach?
Our photographer friend Lydia Chroni recommends the charms of Alemàgou, a new interpretation of the traditional Greek taverna designed by Athens architecture firm K-Studio. Concocting a trendy bar and restaurant out of traditional Cycladic architecture and construction, the design channels the force of the wind as a cooling element. Alemagou provides the spectators of Ftelia Beach a spot of their own (fittingly, the word alemagou is Mykonian for “at last").
Photographs by Yiorgos Kordakis via Yatzer.
Above: Sunlight filters through the reeds, providing light and shade at the same time.
Above: Studio-K used traditional reed thatching to create a 24-inch-deep canopy. As the strong winds blow, the reeds circulate the air, creating a continuous airflow, keeping the restaurant and bar area cool.
Above: Traditional whitewashed, smooth-edged forms rise out of the sandy beach.
Above: The dry stone walls are also borrowed from traditional building techniques.
Above: Pendant shades are made out of pumpkin gourds, a historical solution to not being able to afford light fixtures.
Above: The bar steps down from the restaurant to the beach.
Above: A harmonious blend of the modern and traditional.
Above: Sinks have been fashioned out of stones.
Above: The view of Alemàgou at night.
N.B. Looking for more places to eat and drink in Europe? See 720 images of European Bars and Restaurants in our Gallery of rooms and spaces. For a high-style new taverna in San Francisco, check out Souvla.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on July 16, 2012 as part of our A La Plage issue.
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Sunday, May 18, 2014
St. Louis Bookstores That Still Have Plenty to Offer
Curling up with a good book seems to be a term from the past. Now it’s relax with a tablet or sit at my desk and read my computer. Those terms just don’t sound as cozy, do they? It’s true, the digital age has waged a war on those of[Read More...]
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