With each new meeting with a woman who is inclined to trust me with her most precious love story or a home owner that is willing to rely on my vision for their living space – I find myself compelled to explore, probe and expand my imagination to discover a revitalized approach to the project at hand. I currently find myself in the middle of one of these quandaries. Lighting fixtures in event design are begging for resurgence – a re-discovery and a fresh perspective. Walter Hubert helped me to look at crystals in new imaginative ways when he suggested hanging strands of crystals in Toni Braxton’s reception tent, which transformed her wedding reception into a sea of diamonds. Raymond Thompson helped me to look at the transformative qualities of lighting when applied to architectural elements as he did for Gary and DeLeon Sheffield’s wedding.
Now I find myself looking at old and new interpretations of art as I search for inspiration that will help me redefine the next expression of my creative perspective.
This gorgeous stained glass ceiling lives inside the Thanksgiving Chapel in Dallas and spirals upward to 58 feet. It’s called the Glory Window and was designed by Gabriel Loire of Chartres, France.
This all-glass house from Carlo Santambrogio and Ennio Arosio of Santambrogio Milano Architecture seems to be the future of home design. It features three floors connected by an all glass staircase and decked out with minimal luxury furnishings including a glass-framed bed!
I have not figured out yet where I see the evolution of lighting instruments but I know that a change is coming and I’m looking to great artisans past and present to guide me because I know that their talents and vision make them brilliant in the use of their imaginations!
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Keep spreading the love,
