FTF Design Studio: Taking flight with the most modern of materials, Husband and wife team, Roseann Repetti and West Chin, are using white corian in a way we've never seen it done before. Check out the stunning xx table on their website...(more below)
CandelierArt.com: We coudn't resist this. They're not normal candles. Real wax bases with electric "wicks" that rock back and forth to mimic the motion of a live flame, what we at first thought funny, we then took much more seriously...(more below)
Their series of clean, white trays, bowls, tables and benches employ corian, bamboo and walnut in new and inventive ways. Originally trade only, their pieces are now available through a number of shops in town.
Why? For one, these guys are pretty darn beautiful. Two, if you DID have a big house and wanted a lot of candles and were afraid of fire (or in a restaurant, say), this would be the way to go. They are convincing.
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The candles are interesting but very expensive - one fat candle costs $225. Some of the chandelier arrangements cost around $12,000.
Wow, what convincing candles! Superstore here in Canada has "faux" candles made from real wax... their edges can be melted for that authentic look. Candle design appears to be getting better and better with each season...
I've seen the candles installed in an apt.. pretty cool - look difficult to dust.
Emily Post would be clutching her pearls at the thought of fake candles being upscale.
re: FTF
Those trays were really very pretty. Great for a spa-inspired bath.
re: CandelierArt
I prefer the Holly Hunt version, where the bulb sits lower than the top of the "candle".
I think they have these at the new resto on W. 55th St (near Dream hotel), they're pretty! The flickering is too regular though.
HMM - LOVE SOLID SURFACE ... came across FTF DESIGN studio when I visited BUTTER&EGGS in Tribeca on one of my visits. BEAUTIFUL WORK ... I love how the design studio has tranformed their custom work into a line of product ... I love corian for bathroom countertops to achieve a seamless look and flush details ... ice mist is beautiful!
I saw these at the show last weekend. I hate to be negative...they looked great, but it's just obvious that they're fake and then one shakes and then another shakes to simulate a flame. I don't know, it's too fake for me, even though it probably can't get any better looking unless it was real. Maybe I'm a purist when it comes to a flame, who knows?
Fake candles are just as tacky as fake flowers.
fake candles are like fake plants. soul-less.
Hey, we're all there on the soulless fake tip, and perhaps we were wrong to jump toooooo positive, but we definitely see a use for these in restaurants and other places where they would live a bit further from your eye and you can't manage real candles. It's sort of an homage to real candles, in a way, and we respected that.
For the record, you won't see them in our home, but we're willing to spread some love.
Hmm, very pricey, no?
makes for a clean ambient bathROOM, no unclean burn rate with little specs of waxy suicide clinging to every surface.
no one should settle for one set of lighting scenes in any room.
this is nice for small rooms as the wax that is used is specially formulated for ambient light and cleanliness(glows correctly and doesnt collect dust).
when it comes time to clean the bathroom use the 'cleanroom lite scene'(flashlight).
I've been using these eletric candles for the last six years in a few of my custom lighting fixtures. They are wonderfully convincing and the applications they are used for are for areas that fire codes do not permit an open flame.
I've done interior renovations and custom lighting design for historic churches, window displays, museums and a masonic lodge with these candles They have a 10,0000 life span and use only 3 watts.
They are also perfect for chandeliers that are hung from really high ceilings, where changing out bulbs is inconvenient.
I also sell these as plain bulbs ( without the wax pillar).
chandeliers are not inconvenient, just to richly designed.
http://www.ifilm.com/video/2728259
Fake candles may be tacky and have no soul, but unlike real candles they don't start 18,000 fires and injure or kill over 1,600 people a year in the US alone. Source: www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/Candlereport.pdf
Don't get me wrong - I do love real candles! However, an open flame is often an inappropriate choice.
Although admittedly not as beautiful as a genuine wax candle with a visible flame, I've had great results with craft or dollar-store battery-operated flickering tea lights in frosted-glass votives. In a group of eight or a dozen, they look very realistic. Ive never had anyone guess that they were fake. In fact, when I gave away a bunch over the holidays as office gifts, everyone was reluctant to touch them because they thought theyd get burned even after I told them they were not real!
light has become, again, as in ('a gain') a hot topic, no need to start over.
reference point:
plants larger than any dinosaur, atmosphere symbiotic to light.
I also saw these at the show and have to agree with Susan - was very disappointed. They just looked cheesy to me.
(Referring to the candles above)
I think if the "flame bulb" was set below the edge of the "candle" they would be a million times better.
(So many "air quotes"! That can't be "good.")
Speaking as an architect, the whole show was a complete DUD save a couple of interesting furniture designers. These faux candles really exemplified what type of 'design' seemed to be featured most this year. These and the vintage print stands (yes, there were several) made me want to gag.