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....can't Crate and Barrel get an ORIGINAL idea - ever?

They're silkworm cocoons - what the silkworm leaves behind when it goes on to live its life. They're collected in Thailand- and are made into lights like these I saw at The ICFF in NYC ...

You could commission a LA based artist named Aaron Kramer- whose sculptures have a similar feel. His work can be seen on flickr @

another great source for beautiful Wooden Lights in LA- is the amazing work of brother Aaron Kramer - who works with recycled/ rePurposed materials- this lamp is made from wooden coffe...

Brandon Nelson - the Proprietor has an amazing eye- and is a nice fella as well. His store is a "must" stop for quite a few Interior Designers and Decorators I kno...

from Apartment Therapy Chicago | Ipso Facto on July 23, 2008 07:15PM

Great Post Shayna - IMHO, THIS is the kind of Content that needs to be seen more often on A.T.- thoughtful, offbeat, and ORIGINAL. Too man posts are lifted fro...

American Barn is IN Chicago- near Wrigley Field. Another great source is Bruce Horigan- who sells Urban Timber Wood- wood from trees felled within the Urban Forest- and kiln dries it to a pro...

Call Alberto Sanchez- he's awesome. He's a little outta the way but he can come and take a look to give you an estimate. It helps if you speak Spanish- but he's fully fluent.

Along with the Gesso suggestion- rather than covering ALL of the glass- maybe a stencil.... of say- Lace? or some other cut out pattern (VERY thin sheets (20 gauge) of perforated steel?...

Dear Randolh, Alejandro and Jeanna- Please ignore the previous 8 comments- Jealousy is "such" an ugly emotion..... Your home is great- I love the colors and the textural mi...

OK- the thing is- my buddy Critz Campbell's been doing illuminated Fiberglass/Resin chairs for about 7 years- having shown em at ICFF before Apartment Therapy was blogging...

Many , many years ago- a popular Soho bar call- "merc bar", had a "Lodge-meets-Loft" style decor, exposed brick walls, timbers, large scale B & W photos of the West- and a Canoe Light f...

clever. Cute. But don't plan on sittin' an watchin' Netflix. (doesn't look like you'd wanna "sit" for too long, in other words!)

They " look " nice- the proof is in the "sittin'" Chairs are so hard to "get-right"!

bepsf Thanks! Yes- I did have the base Custom made (more specifically, "girlfriend" "had the base custom-built" .... by ME ! ergo, the "handle" of...

I've received so many complements/comments, on this IKEA Expedit Hack I created for my girlfriends Condo- .......http://www.kramerdesignstudio.com/images/repurposed/fullsi...

and don't forget..... Design Within Reach has an 1-night-ONLY-opening/exhibition of the winning submissions to the M D F 2008 Chicago show. North and Kingsbury- from 6:...

The interviews were shown at The Cultural Center here in a Chicago, a few years back- all I could keep thinking of as I was watching FLW was "The Fountainhead" ! Plus- they're

the ICFF has changed soooooo much. Initially, it was a showcase for small, independent MAKERS/Designers of Furniture . Now- there's as many Tzchokie (candlest...

I walked by it @ The KBIS show- backtracked- took a 2nd look- immediately HAD to touch it, felt smooth, technical almost, but wasn't that "warmed" by it..... I was compelled to grab a Marketi...