Factory 20

Eye candy for all of us that love mid-century, industrial style decor!


Images and items from Factory 20.

Neat Things: Artisan Crafted Chandeliers

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berry bubble chandelier $1,990.00

bubbles chandelier $1,300.00

lotus flower chandelier $339.00

chloe oval chandelier $10,000.00

susurrux lux chandelier $5,685.00

Also check out my Etsy Faves Mini for more lovely chandeliers handmade by Etsy Artisans!

FOUND HERE.

Garden Inspiration: Field of Lights

Field of Light was originally conceived fifteen years ago, when Bruce Munro took a trip through central Australia. The red desert had an incredible feeling of energy; ideas seemed to radiate from it along with the heat. The field of light installation was one idea that landed in Bruce’s sketch book and refused to dislodge from his mind.

Field of Light can be seen at the Eden Project in Cornwall from 1st November 2008 - 31st March 2009. Bruce Munro and five assistants worked over three days to install it on the grass roof of the visitor’s centre, between the Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes.

It is made of 6,000 acrylic stems, through which fibre optic cables run, each crowned with a clear glass sphere. There are 11 external projectors; the stems themselves hold no electric power at all. The installation covers an area of 60 x 20 meters, using 24, 000 meters of fibre optic cable. It’s best viewed after dark.

Field of Light has also been exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum of Art and Design in London, and under the shadow of an ancient hill in southwest England, in a field of clover bisected by a public footpath.

Visit the field of light website HERE.

Summer Storm

Last night brought us some wild and crazy weather here in Portland! We've been having a string of very warm days in the Pacific Northwest, and with that came a summer storm. An incredible lighting show and rumbling thunder started at 10:30 P.M. and stayed with us into the wee hours until 4:30 A.M. Chris took the first photo from our deck at sunset.

(Summer Sunset by Chris, Pfeiffer Photos 2008)

The second photo was snapped at 3:15 A.M. from our living room window. It almost looked like dawn outside but it was because of the sheet lighting! Shortly after this I went back to bed, the heavens opened up and wow, did it rain!

(Lightning at 3:00 A.M. by Tina, Pfeiffer Photos 2008)

Today all is clean and green and the air smells great. True and native Oregonians love the rain no matter what the season!

For a raw video montage of the storm click HERE.

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