Decorex is always worth a visit and this year it certainly didn’t disappoint. Situated back at Syon Park after a number of years, parking was a doddle and for out-of-town visitors it made for much easier travelling. There was less emphasis on fabrics and wall coverings but a greater slant on surfaces, furniture and lighting. Here is some of the lighting that struck a cord…
Le Deun Luminaires
- A beautiful range of lighting by this Parisian company, working entirely with LEDS. This is where lighting crosses with artwork as some of the pieces were beautifully delicate and aesthetically pleasing as well as giving out gentle washes of light. A favourite was the Sirius wall light shown here on the left – this would make a lovely feature on entering a hallway or in repetition in a living space.
Sophie Mallebranche
Here decorative finishes overlap with lighting, shown here by a gentle upwash of light on the intricate woven metalwork by Sophie Mallebranch. Sophie creates beautiful industrially tailored woven metal materials which work wonderfully with washes of light or in screening that can be back lit.
Vessel Gallery
A heavenly assortment of limited glass art works by Vessel Gallery
Terzani
Terzani displayed a beautiful assortment of feature pendant and hanging lights – these are perfect for stairwells and high ceilings
Ochre
A little snippet of paradise at the Ochre stand with the perfect three of their Celestial Pebbles and Damselfly wall lights. Ochre are simply heaven!
Best and Lloyd and Fromental
Best and Lloyd have added a stunning new range of original pendant lights to their collection and combined them with an original backdrop. They also shared a stand with Fromental displaying silk wall coverings and bespoke lampshades.
CTO Lighting
You can always trust CTO to display original and stylish lighting and here we have some humour as well with this quirky new Big Bulb Wall Light with its added frisson of red cord and special silvered bulb creating a gentle wash on the wall behind.
Fine Art Lamps
The Rebecca Scott stand was displaying a splendid display feature light by Fine Art Lamps which is part of their Natural Inspirations range. Shown here in the clear quartz, it can also be supplied with these three other quartz or crystal attachments. There are twenty five configurations in the range and an option of bespoke lengths and two different finishes to the metal – platinized silver leaf or gold toned silver leaf which tones perfectly with the amber coloured quartz.
A Place in the Garden
Some very stylish pendant lights at A Place in the Garden stand
Serip
Classed as Luxury Organic Lighting the Portugese company Serip had some beautiful pieces on display. This branch arrangement has a slightly oriental feel to it and ties in with some feature pendant lights in a similar mould.
Heathfield
Jewel coloured glass lamps by Heathfield
Curiousa and Curiousa
Original and quirky lighting all with hand blown glass and a wonderful range of colours making each piece unique. Some wonderful combinations but didn’t photograph well at the exhibition so these are only the simpler ones.
Bert Frank
Sometimes a design house just gets it so right and Bert Frank seems to have that intangible edge that makes their lighting unique. Shown here on the right is the Sheer wall light that has the added advantage of being surface wired (with plug and cord) if required. This means it can easily be plugged into a wall near a chair for reading or even as bedside reading lights. A perfect gift for a stylish man, or woman for that matter.
Tigermoth Lighting
Tigermoth Lighting are the Queen bees of metallic chain chandeliers using glass and metal in innovative combinations. This photo doesn’t do them justice but is a small indicator of their style – in miniature.
KAIA
KAIA have a small but unique range of lighting, the most striking on the stand being the Ona which gives the wonderful combination of size, quality of light as well as form yet all the time it is light in weight.
Harlequin
If you love the effect of light reflecting off rippling water, this combination of fittings by Harlequin is a way of mimicking this sensation. The larger globe rotates and the smaller globe houses a directional light source. The light shines through the slightly irregular hand-blown larger globe which, whilst it is rotating, creates dappled, rippling light effects on the wall behind. You may not love the price as much as you love the effect!
Villiers
Villiers is always the height of luxury and their stand lived up to their reputation at Decorex this year. Particularly lovely were the triple Epernay wall lights flanking this Omega mirror.
Decorex 2014 was definitely a show worth attending.