Jelly Bowl Lanterns
I made my first Jelly Bowl lantern seeing the round, ridged glass as a perfect vessel for light. Incidentally you can lift out the bowl of each piece to wash out dead moths and flies and return it to the lantern, but you could also make a jelly with it before it’s return!
This new style has allowed me to use objects that have been knocking around the studio for some time waiting for their vocation. These include cutlery for the first time, lovely old fish forks and knives, some with nicotine stain coloured handles. I have also used rusty and tarnished metals. There is such beauty in their patina and they seem to sit well with beads and pearl and chunky old glass oblong drops, which somehow look more opulent because they’re chipped.
These are one-offs because I use such particular items, this means they are unrepeatable, however in some cases it is possible to make something very similar. They are all individually priced so please contact me, Madeleine Bouleteix for details.
Lately I can’t get enough of geometric silhouettes. This collection is designed with the use of leftover building materials and was featured in Milan. It’s incredibly bold and speaks to me, if only…
Garland
The Garland Light is a long metal garland of flowers that can be wrapped around a light bulb.
My dining fixture
AF lighting
Aquamarine-Z Gallery
Asparagus Light
Downtown20.net
Industrial-West Elm
Jonathan Adler
Oculo Group-Modern PendantI have heard it said ‘imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.’ A little imitation-okay we will call that admiration, a lotta imitation is nonsensical malarkey. Originality is important; it’s a vital aspect of self-expression. I encourage my girls to pick out their clothes, find activities that they enjoy, and promote choices that bid conscious thought. Even at the tender age of five, my daughter seems to have a concrete idea how to assert her unique characteristics.
This said the other day I walked outside my side door and found a neighbor with paint swatches matching colors to my siding and foundation colors. I smiled and dismissed the irritation that surfaced. I can’t imagine it a difficult decision to pick out something you like. There is no right or wrong answer, it’s based on personal preference.
Here’s to my next point; giving credit where it is due. Some people are bold-faced rip off’s without an ounce of consideration for the original thought. Okay, easy enough to do in our hum drum lives. I love blue jeans but I did not create pants. However, there is no excuse for mass marketing giants to rip off artisans. One of my closest girlfriends showed me the most unusual succulent planters. She found them in a shop called Plaid Pigeon on Etsy! She has an amazing eye and what a happy accident to find something so quirky! Here’s the small world connection; while on a trip to Texas I was at a craft fair. There were dozens of travel trailers set up, and I ventured upon the design duo Plaid Pigeon! I called my friend and we laughed at the seven degrees with which the world brings us all together.
Now, I see that Dwell Studio as well as a few other brands are ripping off Plaid Pigeon! Shame Shame Shame corporate giants; outsourcing your products oversea’s and not working with the original artist’s. It is a moral and ethical crime to fraudulently copy someone’s work! How uninspired these brands have become; to worry more about the bottom line than the creative genius that conceives these pieces.
Plaid Pigeon
Thomas Paul octopus throw
Brave Space coat rack
Paint by Number
Antltler hook-Urban Outfitters
Sexy in any room
Brooklyn Loft-Rue
Vintage horseshoes
Matt Sakuta-Etsy
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