It's what dreams are made of and nightmares kindled: Most home owners aspire to it; some take a few tentative steps and fewer still are crazy enough to go the full hog! This blog shares some of the trials and tribulations of a major redevelopment of a 1950s home through a cataclysmic transformation which retains the best of the last Century while metamorposing the property into a design classic fit for today's living.

Friday, February 09, 2007

A beauty!



It's hard to describe the Torcia as anything but a design statement. The chrome bracketing, copper wire and satin white glass diffuser is a masterpiece by Italian designer Cappelli and the fitting complements the subtle glass diffuser Pathos wall lights, also from Egoluce.

The revamped hall has seen the most significant investment in new lighting, compared to any other room. To connoisseurs of contemporary lighting it shows. To others, the Torcia may come in handy for London 2012.

posted by Hard hatter at 17:49