Cool furniture, design objects and desiderata

[venessian]

I also prefer a single pendant but this just looks too small (on the mock-up) for that space and volume. I'd go with something bigger and little more dramatic. The space needs something exciting there.

Yes, it is pretty hard to scale things accurately based on one photo. That scaling may not be 100% accurate (but I think it is close).

The Brera S is 6"D x 12"H, so the best thing of course would be for imatlas to simply measure the current existing pendant seen in his first photo so that we know the scale of that element in the space, and then go from there, compare it to the Brera/others, etc.

Anything much larger than the existing fixture would be heading toward too much; imo the tendency to "go big" would only be a big mistake. A Henningsen PH5 or Artichoke would look pretty ludicrous there.

If the fixture(s) must be ceiling mounted pendants, then simpler shapes, probably translucent (blown glass/acrylic, not primarily metal), perhaps with a bit more volume than the Brera, is where I would recommend starting.

As far as "excitement" is concerned, I would hope that 1) the art and 2) the color palette would provide much of that. A stairwell, especially one which looks fairly typical like this one, is a pretty risky (aesthetically) space for "exciting" lighting fixtures.

 

[gdl203]

I would disagree. Some of the most exciting lighting I've seen have been in stairwells. If the pendant height is right (and works with the head clearance in that particular stairwell), it can be a powerful design element both from the downstairs angle and from the upstairs landing.

 

[venessian]

I would disagree. Some of the most exciting lighting I've seen have been in stairwells. If the pendant height is right (and works with the head clearance in that particular stairwell), it can be a powerful design element both from the downstairs angle and from the upstairs landing.

Sure. I was only trying to help imatlas, who asked for opinions.
Lighting is a powerful element, obviously.
Those conditions you listed are givens.
What is perceived as "exciting" is completely subjective otoh.

Anyway, most fortunately for imatlas no doubt, neither of us (as far as I know) live there...in his stairwell .

 

[lefty]

Some of the most exciting lighting I've seen have been in stairwells.

I don't have a great pic of this but I stayed in the Nobis in Copenhagen this fall and they had a series of pendants hanging through four floors of their stairwell. It was pretty wow.

And this was our bathroom which I'd love to copy.

Anyway, I might drop the pendant in that stairwell if I had enough art to cover the hall and stairs.

lefty

 

[Omega Male]

Wow! Such Danish!

 

[imatlas]

I agree. Just replace the existing light with something nicer, perhaps something that's wider / more horizontal so that it sheds light over more of the different spaces - both down the stairs and on the landing.

But that's a horribly complicated and cramped space to light.

That other option is use several sources of backlighting or sconces, on the wall as you down the stairs and at the top on the wall opposite (which we can't see), but this depends on where the windows are.

Windows?

At one point the current light was to be replaced by a skylight, but that isn’t in budget.

I would disagree. Some of the most exciting lighting I've seen have been in stairwells. If the pendant height is right (and works with the head clearance in that particular stairwell), it can be a powerful design element both from the downstairs angle and from the upstairs landing.

That’s how I feel about it. The hall itself is rather dull, and I’ve always hated the current fixture.

I don't have a great pic of this but I stayed in the Nobis in Copenhagen this fall and they had a series of pendants hanging through four floors of their stairwell. It was pretty wow.

And this was our bathroom which I'd love to copy.

Anyway, I might drop the pendant in that stairwell if I had enough art to cover the hall and stairs.

lefty

That’s quite an elegant light fixture.

We don’t have the art to fill that big wall. The “gallery” is primarily the hallway.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. It’s been very helpful.

 

[venessian]

I don't have a great pic of this but I stayed in the Nobis in Copenhagen this fall and they had a series of pendants hanging through four floors of their stairwell. It was pretty wow.

Anyway, I might drop the pendant in that stairwell if I had enough art to cover the hall and stairs.

lefty

No fair.

With all due respect to imatlas....

 

[Medwed]

IMHO, nothing should be hanging off the ceiling in that narrow place. It will only make it look narrower and pendant will throw some odd shadows to boot. I dislike recessed lighting but it seems that it would be required in this place.

 

[brokencycle]

I don't have a great pic of this but I stayed in the Nobis in Copenhagen this fall and they had a series of pendants hanging through four floors of their stairwell. It was pretty wow.

And this was our bathroom which I'd love to copy.

Anyway, I might drop the pendant in that stairwell if I had enough art to cover the hall and stairs.

lefty

That's a nice looking bathroom. The only thing I don't like is a freestanding tub sitting really close to a wall like that always seems like a pain when it comes to keeping behind it clean.

 

[imatlas]

No fair.

With all due respect to imatlas....

Unfortunately the Victorians designed some truly crappy spaces, this hallway layout being a great example.

In its defense, while it’s rather plain by Victorian standards, it has some nice original details, like the hand-turned balustrade that you can’t see under the paper and plastic. Even with the damage done by ****** remodels and repairs over the years it’s still got a lot more character than anything built in the last 70 years or so.

 

[Medwed]

Get a proper crown molding for that space, it will bring it up a notch.

 

[lefty]

That's a nice looking bathroom. The only thing I don't like is a freestanding tub sitting really close to a wall like that always seems like a pain when it comes to keeping behind it clean.

It doesn't seem to affect the cleaning staff. Everyone is insanely happy in Denmark.

What you don't get a sense of is the 13' plus height. I loved that bathroom.

lefty

 

[Medwed]

That bathroom lacks humanity. Danes...

 

[brokencycle]

That bathroom lacks humanity. Danes...

Someone was probably in there taking a photo.

 

[venessian]

Someone was probably in there taking a photo.

Needs more Monica Bellucci, in the photo.
Humanity galore, then.