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I like these, but actually have lots of photos of graffiti that I'd rather use. It looks to me like perhaps she simply printed onto fabric, then wrapped the fabric around a lampshade... possible DIY project? Anyone?

Donna Brady's Urban Lamps

I met Donna at Brooklyn Designs and I really loved these pieces in person. I plan to indulge in a few of the pillar candles as accents in my bathroom.

I *despise* grafitti, and would never condone/glorify it in my home.

lc

i thought i would hate these, but i actually sortof like them.

i love these and i love grafitti! good grafitti bypasses the gallery and brings art to everyone. but i must emphasize...GOOD grafitti. yeah.

lilcafe, you should check out banksy if you really despise it...he might change your mind :)

While you sometimes saw nice images grafittied onto walls in the past, all you see these days is a jumble of scribbles. These show not creativity and no talent. I just don't get it. And I like lilcafe, would never get something that condones it for my home.

If you think modern graffiti is just a "jumble of scribbles", you clearly haven't been going to Wooster Collective

I saw this in one of the magazines. It's good-looking -- it looks a bit like kanji script on parchment, except it's graffiti. Put this on top of one of those nice shiny bits of red furniture we've all been discussing and you have something which is witty without being tiresomely tongue-in-cheek. Yum.

wooster collective es muy bueno! my favorite nyc street artist is SWOON. i take photos of her work anytime i pass one... i find street art more inspiring than anything else in this city. the mad stickerings, the phraseology, the layers and layers of urban art. drool!

These are nice, but I'm getting sort of tired of all the printed lampshades. I get it--you can put a photo on a lampshade.

That said, if I made one, I'd probably think it was the most clever thing ever.

i know the website clearly states the dimension of the lamps, but when i saw them in person, i was still disappointed by how tiny they were

wow, bombie... thanks for pointing that out. from the pics, i'd assumed they were about 2 feet tall! i guess i will have to make one after all. anyone know how to put a photo on a lampshade?

I like the texture of the brick wall and peeling paint ... but not the scribbles on it.

I'm not a fan of ordinary graffitti, I prefer something more artistic, as azure has pointed out.

betsbillabong--
Get a color printout on heavy vellum.

As for these lamps, given the diminutive size, you could use them for a backdrop for when Barbie wants to go slumming.

wende-- you out there? :)

I hadn't zeroed in on how small they are, either. However, now that they know there's a market out there for tall lamps ---