Bright Ideas
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Look, then look again. At first glance, the “La Paz” lamps by Israeli designer Iris Kadouri appear to be bare bulbs. But these unusual fixtures aren’t made for the interrogation room. Instead, they are blown-glass Pyrex forms that encase small halogen lights.The La Paz series is available in three versions: ceiling lights that hang down in a cluster of six bulbs ($850); floor lamps, in which three bulbs are mounted on slender aluminum poles attached to a base plate (pictured, $600), and smaller table lamps ($400).
Ms. Kadouri, who studied design at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design in London and then worked for a time in New York, cites the invention of the Edison light bulb as the inspiration for the project; the design and manufacturing process took her two years to develop and perfect.
La Paz lamps can be ordered at www.20thcenturychairs.com or at Ms. Kadouri’s Web site, www.irisdesignstudio.com.
