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Posts tagged “lighting”

Dirty Don's Bargain Center

Sometimes while shopping, you want to visit a store strictly to be wowed and amazed. You want to run your hands over plush fabrics and chat with the store owner about the big name designers that they...

Oli

This UK-based webstore may be predominantly dedicated to wearable fashion yet Oli should not be overlooked in terms of decor. As we browsed their Home & Leisure section, one word came to mind: glam...

The Enlightenment by Studiomeiboom

Designed by Dutch firm Studiomeiboom, The Enlightenment illuminates your shelf rather your soul. Made from plexiglass and lit by an energy-saving bulb, the lamp plugs into an outlet with a standard ...

Lum: Vintage Lighting & Accessories

Lum is an online gallery of high end vintage lamps. Even a quick look through their inventory will most likely turn up a lamp or two (or a dozen!) that you'd be happy... ...

Urban Totem

A shop focused on true eclectic tastes - in the form of antique chandeliers, mirrors, artwork, and furnishings. The Evanston shop boasts, "1910 prams, a carousel horse, outsider art shelves, toys, ex...

CHI Good Questions: Bohus of Retrothing's Lamp Mystery

Bohus sent us in a good question: "My mother bought this hanging lamp in a Danish furniture store in the late 60's. She had just immigrated to the U.S., fell in love with the lamp, and bought it desp...

Mod Lamps from Modern Abode

We're on a lamp kick right now (okay, always), and digging around for some info on "Gilbert" lamps from the 70s, we found these fun retro pieces from Modern Abode......

Lekker: Unique Home Furnishings

A great online shop for specialty items, pieces from Lekker have been profiled on AT a few times. Always stylish and easy to search, we especially like to see what shows up on the "Hot" list. Click ...

Mecox

Located in River North, Mecox is the local outpost of a somewhat unusual home store chain that features both vintage and new items. What a great space - crazy high ceilings (with pressed tin) and pl...

Velocity Art and Design

Velocity Art and Design is one of those shops that we bet you've visited virtually at least once. Why is Velocity such a "go-to" online shop? One is history - they've been around since 1999 - anothe...

New Picks from CB2 2008: Alchemy Stool, Hippie Armchair in White, and More...

In our first peek at CB2's new items for 2008, we saw a few things we liked...particularly in the "work" section of the catalog. CB2's never been super cutting edge, but when they stick to their str...

Artemide

Classics (home of the Tizio and Tolomeo) along with what's new: Artemide. For sleek, ultramod, Italian style and design, the selection is impeccable. Stopping in at the local showroom offers the ch...

Jonathan Adler

Distinctive style with a sense of humor is how we'd describe Jonathan Adler and his Chicago shop. Super successful but not overly serious, he seems to be enjoying his ride as a celebrity designer, ...

Lightology

A major source for lighting is located in Chicago: Lightology - an amazing three story showroom on Chicago Avenue. Lightology is the largest importer and distributor of contemporary lighting in the ...

2 Jane

2 Jane is such a good online resource for imported interior accessories, we thought we should include it here in our guide. It features products from independent designers in the UK, which means they...

Olde Good Things

New to Chicago is a branch of the NY-based salvage company, Olde Good Things. We have not visited the shop yet, but are intrigued by what is available. Antique wood flooring, iron work, mantels and...

I.D.

I.D. houses eyeglasses and modern home goods all in one place. This emphasis on the visual and functional makes perfect sense for a place called I.D., focusing on the ways we see (and what we use t...

Architectural Artifacts

Architectural Artifacts has popped up in conversation countless times; many people have been to the enormous atrium for fundraisers and parties, others have stopped in looking for the perfect rare fin...

Urban Archeology

The stately, steeped-in-history Merchandise Mart is a fitting home to a brand new NYC import, Urban Archeology. When the first Urban Archeology shop opened in Soho in 1978, they salvaged and sold or...