Form Plus Function

Ingo Maurer Knueller

The Ingo Maurer floor lamp Knueller is a true hit.
The name of this unique floor lamp is, as is the case with so many names for Ingo Maurer fixtures, a play on words. A Knueller in German means a hit and at the same time the verb “knuellen” means crumbling something up.
The shade is a spherical cage that holds randomly crumbled tissue to diffuse the light. (No worries: It is designed so that there is no fire hazard!)
The Knueller floor lamp continues the interactive lighting concepts so often presented by Ingo Maurer by enabling the user to crumble tissue paper randomly and develop the look of their diffuser.

The Tech Lighting Firefrost Pendant in crisp white create a perfect balance to the contemporary materials used in this kitchen. Notice the wall monorail in the background. An interesting solution to adding light exactly where you need it.

When I chose the low voltage pendants for my kitchen I took several samples home. I was certain that I wanted a bright color, preferably blue, to match the colorful accents from the Mexican tile in my kitchen. I actually ended up choosing white, which I’d never have guessed before I tried them all out. We neede the light in our dark kitchen and I was amazed to see, just how much more light the white Firefrost put out.

Tech Lighting Firefrost Pendant

Ingo Maurer Alizz Cooper

The Alizz Cooper family of lights by Ingo Maurer are made from a common, German garden hose.

“In addition to its function of providing light, the flexibility of this lamp, which is available as a ceiling, floor or table lamp, is also aesthetically pleasing: The bends and knots create a certain degree of visual energy in combination with the lamp’s clear contours. And, what fits in very well with this concept, adds Maurer, “is the hose’s design – black with the yellow wavy line”.
It was not merely by chance that Ingo Maurer thought of the GOLD SNAKE® when searching for a suitable material for his Alizz Cooper lamp: “I wasn’t familiar with the name, but I knew the hose very well. I grew up on Reichenau Island in Lake Constance where hoses are used everywhere to water the fields of vegetables. As a child I often held the GOLD SNAKE® in my hand because we kids had to help a lot in those days”, recalls the designer who was born in 1932.”

(Continental, ContiTech )

Ingo Maurer Alizz Cooper

I got a kick out of the Continental advertisement for the “Goldschlange” water hose.

Continental ad for Goldschlange

My favorite photo is this one I found on one of my favorite sites: Mocoloco

After you have admired the beautiful Playa fixtures made of seashells look up and take a look at the Railtones speakers on this rail. Yes, now it’s possible to add speakers to your rail, so you don’t only spread light, but also music from your Tech Lighting MonoRail system.

Tech Lighting Railtones

Tech Lighting Railtones – Where light and sound combine seamlessly onto a single system for a richer, fuller experience.

Illume LED Solar Lantern

Since the mid-summer we have had a solar LED silk lantern hanging from a branch in our front yard. It amazes me again and again to see this translucent, glowing form suspended in air. Because it lacks cords and is only hanging from a thin wire loop it seems to float.

Ours is square. This 14″ globe will be available December 1st.

Craftsman Kitchen

Tech Lighting’s period-inspired pendants from Wilmette Lighting are featured in the Fall issue of Arts & Crafts Homes. Take a look at this story on the beautiful new take on Arts & Crafts kitchens.

The Wilmette Lighting Company was founded in Wilmette, Illinois, and combines authentic early 20th Century lighting design with cutting-edge technology. Timeless and beautiful, each design revisits the material past and introduces today’s progressive functionality. Wilmette lighting takes great pride in their period lighting pieces, many of which feature Halophane historic glass.

Wilmette Lighting from Tech Lighting