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Dau Spot Picture Lights by Zaneen Lighting

Zaneen Lighting gives art collectors another great choice for ceiling lamps that can double as picture lighting. Dau Spot overhead lighting is designed by European artist Flemming Bjorn. You can install these modern cube spotlights easily.

If you install them to point at prize photographs, family heirlooms or contemporary art you will love the effect! These art lighting fixtures are placed far enough away to keep even the most heat-sensitive wall art safe. Dau Spot by Zaneen Lighting is the right picture light because they will give your display visual impact and optimal color rendering. You can choose this ceiling lighting fixture instead of other picture lights that must be installed on the same wall as the art piece at 25 to 35 degrees.

You may have framed poster-versions of “Spring” by Lawrence Alma-Tadema in your traditional decor living room. These contemporary ceiling lights are so unobtrusive that their modern shape will not be jarring to the rest of the decor in the house. If you are an artist, why not showcase your canvases in your hallway? Simply install Dau Spot overhead to engineer drama.

Remember that the accent light for pictures should be three times as bright as your ambient light. Balance your room contrast just like any museum curator. Zaneen Lighting’s Dau Spot is ideal for thought-provoking modern photography by Carrie May Weems too. I am especially fond of her red and black portraits, “From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried” for a private library.

Flush mount Ceiling Light Karma by Corbett Lighting

The Beatles became interested in Indian spirituality after their visit to an ashram in India in 1968. Many fans of The Beatles adopted Indian-inspired fashion and home decor. I remember watching The Monkees on a retro television channel and seeing beaded curtains, tinted round sunglasses for men and Indian-inspired menswear on Westerners.

This beaded ceiling light by Corbett Lighting has a dignity that beaded curtains of the late 1960s did not have. The hand-wrought iron frame gives the ceiling light fixture a weightiness in appearance. Its radiance dances off the wrought iron lighting glass beads in autumn colors! The Karma collection by Corbett Lighting includes wall sconces, pendant lights and semi flush ceiling lights. This flush mount overhead light is suitable also for those who don’t practice transcendental meditation.

I have a secular appreciation for this flush mount ceiling light. I am attracted to the beads that are the color of pumpkin, cranberry, squash leaf and maize. Whether you are a fan of the Beatles’ Indian Spirituality period, autumn colors or retro 60s decor, this is the fun ceiling light for you! Wake up your living room with this overhead light.

Classic Edison Lamp Ceiling Lighting Fixture by Wilmette Lighting

In 1908, when Thomas Edison appeared for the Chicago Electrical Show, guards had to restrain the throngs of admirers because of his famous statement that it his inventions would liberate individuals from household drudgery. It’s hard to imagine a time when individuals had to wring laundry through a manual device instead of letting a load spin in the washer.

Edison created a lamp that hasn’t changed much because of its efficient design. Wilmette Lighting is bringing back  the Classic Edison Style Lamp because of the beautiful design of early lighting. The incandescent lamp is included when you purchase the flushmount ceiling lighting fixture. This ceiling light also accomodates fluorescent bulbs.

I would choose the Havana Brown glass over the clear glass for its chocolate syrup appearance. I’m also smitten by the antique bronze finish ceiling lights. The other siblings in the Clark family also come in white, clear or Havana Brown glass. This ceiling light fixture is 8″ tall and 4″ diameter. Because of its flush mount design, it is ideal for small spaces with low ceilings! I recommend drinking a glass of chocolate soymilk with your kids and toasting Edison!

Contemporary Lighting Aero by Access Lighting

If you are gazing at this Aero Flush-mount ceiling light as if it were a benevolent eye, then you are likely to agree with architect Le Corbusier that the house is a machine for living in.  This family of contemporary lights by Access Lighting follows some of the principles of contemporary design without being brutally strict. As you can tell, the Aero contemporary lighting collection is fun and light. Polished and airy!

Its polished chrome and uncluttered appearance follows the rules of contemporary design. Notice that the cable pendant light fixtures, models 20673 Aero and 20675 Aero, are wonderfully reminiscent of nature as well as machine. I see a giant squid eye in the 20674 Aero flush ceiling light. I imagine jellyfish and anemone shapes in harmony with these light fixture sculptures.  I’m sure you’ll agree with me that Aero’s contemporary design praises machinery but is not at odds with the natural world.

Find other organic shapes hiding in contemporary lighting designs. Decorate your modern home with contemporary ceiling lights in the kitchen and dining room!

Besa Lighting New Cable Pendant Lights

Besa Lighting has just sent out their latest press release which introduces interior designers everywhere to their new cable pendant lights. Besa now offers a cable-suspended mounting option for many of their core series of 120V mid-sized glass pendants. Besa Lighting is a leading designer and manufacturer of decorative art glass lighting and known for their creatively stylish pendant lights.

Besa’s cable pendants are great for contemporary or transitional themed spaces. Previously, these pendants were available as cord-suspended or stem-mounted pendants. Adding new cable style luminaire options means the widest variety of possibilities for designers and contemporary lighting fanatics.

Besa glass families with all these options cover a variety of popular shapes and decors. Available are the Cierro, Juli, Lucia, Luna, Pape, Pera 9, Stilo 10, Stilo 16, Suzi, Tao 10 and Tessa families. Each includes 10 feet of aircraft-quality stainless steel cable. All utilize standard incandescent lamps, and most of them offer CFL fluorescent lighting options as well. So keep a lookout for these new cable pendant lighting beauties in the Besa Lighting section of the AffordableLamps.com website–you won’t be disappointed in our deep discount deals.

Meridian Semi Flush Ceiling Light by Hinkley Lighting

For the most modern and contemporary light fixtures, interior designers and home renovators all turn to Hinkley Lighting. This company has really achieved brilliance with their new, and very large, family of lights, Meridian. This lighting family definitely made waves at the Dallas International Lighting Show a few months ago and for good reason. Meridian features minimal transitional styling with clean lines and low-profile faceted 1/2″ thick glass.

Hinkley Lighting Meridian Wall Light and Linear Pendant Light

Contemporary lighting is an enormous design niche so it’s hard to make a big impression with one lighting family. Meridian really steps up to the challenge though, with its sleek Satin Black, Brushed Nickel, and Chrome finishes. Over scaled barrel knob detailing completes this simplistic design and no one could overlook the softly diffused light starkly contrasted by the hard edged, industrial lines of these creative contemporary lights.

Meridian Pendant Lighting and Chandelier

The Meridian family by Hinkley Lighting is a sprawling genealogy of brothers, sisters, mothers, cousins…it’s difficult to keep track of all the different models. You could literally decorate your entire home, lighting up every room of the house, with Meridian light fixtures. This contemporary lighting family includes bathroom lighting, wall sconces, vanity lights, ceiling lighting, pendant lights of different lengths, and even chandeliers.

And one of the most appealing aspects of the Meridian lights is that they are available in energy efficient lighting models as well. Using G9 halogen bulbs, these contemporary lights will really save you money off your electric bill and fill your home with a warm, comforting glow, all while helping the environment at the same time. If contemporary lighting wants to really make a splash in designer markets, they must include energy efficiency and environmental sustainability as part of their features and standards. Meridian definitely encompasses all of these wonderful concepts and would look truly amazing in any modern home.

Meridian Product Page: http://www.affordablelamps.com/hin-3871.html

Meridian Contemporary Lighting by Hinkley Lighting