Please go to our new link for Ochre.
A fresh organic modern import from London, Ochre is an offshoot of the London based design group by the same name and headed up by Harriet Maxwell McDonald and Andrew Corrie.
With emphasis on the use of very high quality materials and flawless British craftsmanship, Ochre is "understated elegance" and rich, natural colors. Or it is simply BRITISH. Their collection consists of furnishings, lighting and accessories and prices are likely to be high.
NYTimes says: "...distinctive modernist accessories and furniture constructed of offbeat natural materials..."
oh i love ochre! so nice to see them here in the states :) they manage to make rich velvets look light and modern.
grace
Anybody familiar with pricing on Ochre furniture pieces? I'm sure it varies depending on upholstery selection, just curious about a ballpark estimate. I didn't see any price info on their website.
My mom always said "If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it". This stuff is gorgeous, which makes me think it costs a fortune!
meredith- i don't know about their furniture prices, but if the prices on their accessories are any indication, i'd say EXTREMELY HIGH. i work in the neighborhood and wandered in to look at some of their pottery and i found their prices staggeringly high.
I **love** those lamps! The ones with the bases that look like clear glass bulbs. But, they *are* lamps, right? Where are the cords? Do they work by magic of some sort? Or am I just dense... (which is a distinct possibility...)
Okay, so I used my brain (!) and clicked on the link to the website. The cord, which is very unobtrusive (and only illustrated if you click the pdf link) comes out of the bulb holder, so it doesn't have to go down through the gorgeous (handblown) glass base. That's been my objection to other clear glass lamps I've seen, that the cord detracts from the simple beauty of the lamp. However, they don't list prices on their website. That tells me that I don't want to know the price. (The red shade on the lamp shown in the pdf is causing me all kinds of fluttery "I have to have it" feelings, though.) Must control myself.
smallcitybeth, if you are up for a DIY, it is not too difficult to make a lamp using an existing vase. If you go to a hardward store like Home Depot they have kits that are pretty easy to assemble including a rubber piece that fits into the top of the vase - there are a variety of sizes to fit different vase opening diameters. The one I got is made so that the cord comes out of the bulb holder so it doesn't take away from the simplicity of the vase or require any kind of hole to be drilled in the vase.
I agree that these lamps are gorgeous!
Great idea, Erin T! Thanks! I have searched and searched for lamps that I really really like, to no avail. Vases I'm sure I can find. Thanks again!
VERY EXPENSIVE -- sent an email inquiry and received a very quick response, but it's out of my range. My inquiry was on an accessory which is priced in the mid-$3k.
smallcitybeth,
how about simon pearce (.com)? they make a similar lamp.
Hey smallcitybeth - if you end up looking for lamp parts to make your own, it's called French Wiring (where the wire comes out of the top rather than through the base). Good luck!
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