in the past/ future we can/will live peacefully in space.
(the floor lamps)

Gae Aulenti 1964
vs
Rich, Brilliant, and Willing 2008

“I think we’ll always be in space,”
- Neil Armstrong


1. Gae Aulenti, floor light 1964, poltronova italy, galerie BSL
2. Rich Brilliant Willing, 2008, excel floor lamp. I admit it, this is probably my favorite floor lamp of all time. I've been thinking about it since 2008 when it was released. Perhaps I should just go ahead and pull the trigger....







there are days when my mind drifts,
and today is one of those days.

drift along young astronauts.......

perhaps the light will lead us all home
after the fear of the night has vanished?

enjoy these floors lamps today.....






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Gaetano Pesce, 2008

8 arm floor lamp
54 arm veiling lamp






























I'll admit. I can't stop thinking about Gaetano Pesce. His speech last year at the Hammer Museum was one of my highlights of last year, and his show at the Italian Cultural Center was surreal-ly greatness. Plastics, Resins, lamps, tables, all melting into a discussion about politics, personal freedom, and a conscious choice to be an individual in a consumer driven culture. On days when I feel lost, one quick glance at a multicolored Pesce object always makes me feel better. Thanks Gaetano.








Pesce lamps sourced from
Nilufar, Milan... go here for more..

"At the end of the day a cup is a cup,
a chair is a chair and a lamp is a lamp. "

- Dan Yeffet

Series of ambient lights designed by Dan Yeffet and Lucie Koldova.

A friend sent me these lamp images a few weeks ago. There is something about Dan's work that I find calming. A certain quiet confidence. A feeling that they should have always existed. In my quest to hunt down these lamps, I wrote to Dan Yeffet asking about his work. Dan wrote to YHBHS in response to my question on why he designs:



"At the end of the day a cup is a cup, a chair is a chair and a lamp is a lamp. It is the need to explore, to express, and to create & stimulate emotions within people. If this happens, it’s my biggest reward. I am not here to change the world, but to share my perspective with others. My work is my personal interpretation of things that surround us in our daily lives."



I'm looking forward to seeing more lamps by Dan Yeffet.
In the meantime, take a long look at his portfolio. Thanks Dan!

Dan Yeffet was born in 1971 in Jerusalem (Israel). He studied at Bezalel Academy: School of Art and Design in Jerusalem (1999-2001) and graduated in the Gerrit Rietveld in Amsterdam in 2002 (BA in industrial/product design). After graduating he freelanced at various design and architecture offices in the Netherlands on different projects.

Later, Dan created “JellyLab”, his own design studio and platform in Amsterdam. In 2005 the studio moved to Paris until this present day.

Dan Yeffet/JellyLab Studio
50, rue des cascades Paris 75020












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YHBHS Pick of the Week

simple
floor
lamp
BILT







Simple floor Lamp
$375.00 go here, only 3 left.

BILT Furniture

"A strikingly simple floor lamp that combines the clean lines of modernism with the attention to detail associated with hand crafted furniture. This lamp comes with the pictured drum shade and an attractive cloth wrapped cord. Wood accents are available in walnut, ash and cherry."



read more about BILT
on Remodelista today... Go here...










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