Heike Buchfelder: Pluma Cubic Feathered Lighting

Dept. of just one more. These are luscious and ridiculous. See them before Lenny Kravitz buys them all. Feathered lighting from German, Heike Buchfelder, and shown in Milan last month. The series is called Pluma Cubic. The white pendant is made of goose feathers (2900 euro). (via Wallpaper) MGR

Comments (15)

Geez, how many innocent birds had to be slaughtered for these hideous dust collectors?

posted by Lori on 2005-05-25 15:53:00

lol. lenny kravitz. you're so right.

xo
design*sponge

posted by design*sponge on 2005-05-25 16:20:56

Gosh, even more furnishings for the Sesame Street apartment... but Big Bird might balk.

posted by Enrique on 2005-05-25 16:30:53

Too bad they are feathers -- it just seems a little wrong. They're beautiful though...

posted by mary on 2005-05-25 17:24:05

Dust.

posted by ebrown on 2005-05-25 17:24:22

interesting, home and fashion meet again. prada featured feathers in the spring 05 collection. also more texture for
a stark modern interior, very wallpaper.

posted by patrick on 2005-05-25 19:03:38

Lenny can have them all as far as I am concerned.

posted by chucky on 2005-05-25 20:42:22

Ebert and pphillipp give them two thumbs down. All I can smell is dust and dead pigeons...

posted by pphillipp on 2005-05-25 23:20:31

Swoon! buy vintage feathered hats on ebay and make your own. Easy-ish project.

posted by Todd on 2005-05-25 23:31:13

Good idea, Todd. Or attach feathers to Ikea lamps.

They wouldn't be dusty... just use your er... feather duster!

Remember that naturally-shed feathers are obtainable, too. I make things with antlers which have been naturally shed.

posted by Valerie on 2005-05-26 06:27:09

I think the hanging one is great. It looks like one of those Dr. Seussian flowers. (What are they called?)

posted by Fiona on 2005-05-26 11:46:45

I love the idea of taking old hats and repurposing them... My great aunt had dozens of hats, and we just have them in a closet somewhere...

posted by mary on 2005-05-26 11:57:57

Lori--
I hope you didn't make that comment from beneath a lofty, lovely down and goosefeather comforter! ;)

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2005-05-29 13:00:55

I seem to remember designer Benjamin Noriega Ortiz using feathered lampshades to great effect. I think he is a fan of taking an off-the-shelf lamp (the one I remember was a silvered/mercury glass base from Crate & Barrel) and feathering the shade, sometimes by wrapping a pre-made boa around it.

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2005-05-31 16:10:35

Fiona--
allium?

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2005-05-31 16:11:47