We've seen the small ones, but never the big. This past weekend, we saw a 12 antler version of Jason Miller's popular ceramic lamp at Calypso Home and really liked it. Done small, Miller's antler idea is a good one, but done on a bigger scale, it is stunning...
The ceramic has a creamy, warm tone and takes on a life of its own aside from the light bulbs. It is also capable of really anchoring a dining room. We understand that these are custom made and come in @ $5-6k.
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And to tie things together, Jason Miller will be having a show at the Kalkin House (see below) at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne VT -near burlington - starting on May 20th.
It'd be cheaper and easier to make one out of actual antlers (they fall off, so its hardly like you're chasing deer with chainsaws or whatever) and paint it cream.
I do love the idea though. I wonder how it would look in another color.
I feel this wilderness chic thing about to peak any moment now, and all those deer and elk items and silhouettes are gonna look sooo impossibly trendy and dated. Caveat Emptor.
Where are New Yorkers going to find antlers? I think wiring them would also pose a slight problem, unless they are naturally hollow...
Isn't this olde? I mean I've seen this in Williamsburg for over a year now.
Molds from real antlers work just as well, instead of using the real mckoy. Antler reproduction and injection molds are common light fixtures up here in Canada (where, needless to say, our antler friends run abundant). Fixtures can be animal-free...but still look authentic! Kinda like faux fur! (:
Check out this site:
http://www.smooth-on.com/txidrm.htm
The demolded casting is an exact replica of the original antlers.
Multiple molds and some light... and voila! A possible DIY project? Hmmm... I might try. Stay tuned!
Consider yourself warned! I purchased a Jason Miller antler chandelier (the 6 antler) based on specs clearly written on the Design Lush website. I waited for this $2000 creation for 4-1/2 months only to open the box and find a miniscule version of the chandelier I thought I was buying. The product I received was about 50% as big as the one promised. Shouldn't it then be only 50% of the price? Oh, no...both the designer and the retailer offered me nothing to rememdy this huge disaster. I feel cheated and can do nothing with this miniature chandelier. What a waste of money and time! (interesting note: they have since changed the specs on their website but still won't admit any fault- the nerve!!!)