Stepping into the petite furniture and housewares showroom, On the Side, in the South End is what we hope stepping into heaven might feel like. A well-decorated heaven that is. On the Side features the houseware designs of Argentinian designer Fernanda Bourlot and the furniture designs of duo Jose Pascual and Phillip Winston. The first time we strolled into the tucked away shop, it was Fernanda’s ethereal lamps, casting a warm, cozy glow that wowed us…
We were particularly struck by the wood shavings pendant lamp you see in the opening photo of this post and above (which we scored as a birthday gift from our family!). It’s part sculpture, part lamp. We raved about the originality and beauty of the lamp to the woman who was working in the shop at the time. Only later when we stopped back to buy the lamp did we discover that the woman was modest Fernanda herself!
Splurging on a beautiful lamp that doubles as artwork can really impact the overall feel of a room, with or without the light on. So next time you’re in the South End check out On the Side and peek at Fernanda’s locally made, lighter than air lamp designs.
(To see more photos of the wood pendant lamp in opening photo, check out our Jamaica Plain AT House Tour.)
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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. I'd love any one of them.
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Arrgh, I really like this in principle, but I really don't care for the wood shavings lamp. Just not at all. Still, there are great ideas about forms and materials embedded in these lamps.
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Am I the only one who thinks lamp designs are getting out of control? This is an exposed bulb that happens to be surrounded by wood strips. And didn't we see a lamp the other day that was made of wiffle balls? I'm a fan of form and function. I'm not sure we get that here.
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The wood shavings lamp, from the pictures at least, seems to be a very simple DIY project. You can get the electric part at ikea/home depot & then wood veneer edge banding from home depot or places like that. The back of the edge banding is covered with heat activated glue, so make your "art" & iron the wood shavings together. I'm thinking if a regular iron would be inconvenient to use (because of the rounded shape of the delicate lamp), then a flat iron for the hair could work better - cover one side of the flat iron with a towel so you have only one hot surface.
When I saw this lamp in the Jamaica house tour, I just assumed that the owner had made the lamp... it looks very nice & original but very DIY-ish.
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This is my favorite recent article for comments on that subject.
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