BEAUTY: Painting--Jan De Vliegher

Fancy a quick trip to Europe? Belgian artist Jan De Vliegher creates lushly Impressionistic images of top destinations on the continent and in the UK as well as lovely 18th and 19th century decorative arts: France (Versailles, Sèvres porcelain displays), Italy (Siena, Venice, the Boboli Gardens in Florence, Murano glassware and chandeliers), Austria (Schönbrunn Palace), and England (the vast decorative arts holdings at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London). I love how his technique is gorgeously loose with huge, vigorous brushstrokes but the result, like a true Impressionist, conjures the complete realistic view of that place or object. So beautiful...

Top to bottom: Antinous; Boboli; Cabinet; Chandelier; Cherubs 8; Duomo Siena; Facade Roze; Glass 4; Glass 23; Happy Lovers; Interieur Rood; Marcus Aurelius; Schonbrunn 2; Sèvres Plate With Flowers; Treasury 11; V & A 3; Venus Disarming Cupid; Versailles

https://jandevliegher.be/

BEAUTY: Glass--Frida Fjellman

I am wild about the amazing work of Swedish glass artist Frida Fjellman. She has managed to invent a new style of light that is a post-modernist take on a traditional chandelier. Instead of a fixture with crystal drops, she magnifies the drop itself and fashions entire light fixtures out of clusters of these gigantic faceted objects. Her colors are gorgeous, and just look at them in actual rooms. Stunning. I can't wait to show these to interior design clients and see who might love them as much as I do!

http://fridafjellman.com/

Kelly Wearstler for Visual Comfort

All of us in the design world are pretty excited about the brand new lighting line design icon Kelly Wearstler has created for the extraordinary lighting company Visual Comfort. A collection of chandeliers, wall sconces, and table and floor lamps all feature Wearstler's signature flair for stark geometric shapes and interesting materials. Burnished brass, alabaster, ceramic, quartz crystal, silver leaf, and perforated metals suggest, as most of Wearstler's designs do, both a retro and contemporary sensibility. Current and future clients be forewarned: you should expect a Kelly Wearstler light in your future!

Cleo Desk Lamp

Cubist Chandeliers

Liaison Triple-tier Chandelier

Linden Table Lamps

Marmont Table Lamp in Burnt Gold and White Porous Ceramic

Melange Sconce

Melange Table Lamp

Precision Sconces

Halcyon Desk Lamp

Strada Flush-mount Light

Strada Sconce

http://www.kellywearstler.com/
http://www.visualcomfort.com

BEAUTY: Interiors--Dining Room Lights

There are nearly as many fantastic dining room light fixtures and pendants as there are dining rooms.

By Lisa Perry

By Jay Jeffers

By Jessica Helgerson

By Elizabeth Gordon

By Marjorie Skouras

By Trina Turk

By BNO Design

By Brown Design

By Melissa Collison