Christopher Spitzmiller Lamps

I've been meaning to post and tell you all about my birthday week and the fun day we spent at a country auction (yes, I bought something!). But I've been busy every evening and not feeling so great from a new headache med, so I spent the weekend resting and napping. I did manage to vacuum and we took my 26-year old cousin and his girlfriend out for dinner, but otherwise...kaput!

While lying on the sofa yesterday, I flipped through a pile of my House Beautiful magazines. House Beautiful is one of my favorite decorating magazines, combining the traditional rooms I love, but often pared-down and tuned-up with colourful modern elements. They feature a vertitable who's who of professional designers, and have great interviews to get you inside their creative heads! The magazine has a true love and appreciation for colourful palettes, often based on a neutral foundations.

Pottery Barn milk glass lamps

While visiting Pottery Barn recently, I noticed their milk glass gourd-shaped lamps in vibrant spring colours. These retro-look lamps reminded me of Christopher Spitzmiller's designs, that I've seen again and again in House Beautiful the last couple of years. I kept noticing these lamps (or similar) in several issues yesterday. Finally the mass-market retailers are catching on!

Christoper Spitzmiller is a super-successful ceramicist who's translated his craft into a lamp-making empire from his studios in Manhattan. From location alone, you know his work isn't for the budget-conscious. His lamps are divine creations with classical forms, and according to his website "drenched in bold vibrant rich glazes"! Each lamp is fitted in a handmade wood base that may be gilded in yellow or white gold. The following photos are from his website:

I'm positively smitten with the pink double-gourd lamp below:I've hunted in Calgary for a lamp like this but only managed to find gray and black ones so far. Sadly Pottery Barn doesn't carry a pink one. Imagine how pretty a hot pink one would be in my living room, or in a little girl's room?!


Christopher Spitzmiller's lamps are only available at select US retailers. I don't want to ask what they cost. But be prepared to see lots of knock-offs as this bright, cheery lamp trend will be with us a while! And why not? I'd never tire of one of these stunning jewels in my bedroom.