{"id":27656,"date":"2022-10-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/?p=27656"},"modified":"2022-10-04T17:12:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T16:12:30","slug":"meet-the-brains-behind-our-brightest-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/meet-the-brains-behind-our-brightest-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the brains behind our brightest ideas\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every autumn, Heal\u2019s is proud to host our very own Festival of Light<\/a> (10-31 October), and this year it\u2019s our seventh annual celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The in-store and online event is created to coincide with the changing seasons \u2013 when the days get shorter and the evenings get darker \u2013 and to showcase the world\u2019s most exquisite lighting brands and designers. From classic products to contemporary styles, our illuminating mix of bright and beautiful designs aims to inspire a simple refresh, whether you\u2019re looking for a hallway lamp to provide a warm welcome, or a bedside light to create a cocooning feel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As ever, all our lighting brings together only the best from around the world, from big-name designers to up-and-coming talent. Here, we introduce just some of the makers behind our stand-out models, sure to shine a light on their skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sir Kenneth Grange  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allow us to (re)introduce you to British industrial designer Sir Kenneth Grange<\/a>. While famous for elevating everyday designs for household brands such as Kenwood and Kodak, he\u2019s also admired for his reinterpretation of classic lighting for contemporary homes at Anglepoise\u00ae<\/a>, where he has been design director since 2003. Beloved by architects and creatives, Sir Kenneth Grange updated the original Type 75\u2122 Desk Lamp<\/a>, and it\u2019s become the brand\u2019s most popular style yet. Creating limited editions with the likes of Paul Smith make the lamps even more covetable.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Dixon <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Say hello to Tom Dixon<\/a> \u2013 the self-taught British innovator who has become synonymous with maximalist design. From lighting to furniture and accessories, his pioneering use of materials and techniques has deservedly put him on a pedestal, adding his signature rebellious streak to everything he creates. Avant-garde and artistic, lighting is arguably his signature, in particular look-at-me pendants. His Stone Pendant Lights<\/a> are beautifully crafted from subtly-patterned white marble, which now feature a custom-built interchangeable LED module, for a tough but tactile conversation-starter in any space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Patricia Urquiola <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Patricia Urquiola<\/a>, the Spanish designer who relocated from Oviedo to Milan and became one of Italy\u2019s most respected names, thanks in large part to collaborations with brands such as Achille Castiglioni, Vico Magistretti and Piero Lissoni. Now with an eponymous studio \u2013 founded in 2011 together with her partner Alberto Zontone \u2013 there\u2019s simply no stopping Patricia as she crafts spectacular designs across lighting, furniture and homeware. Case in point is Almendra<\/a>, a modular lighting system with shapes and colours inspired by an almond tree, from which it takes its name. Each leaf can be turned to create a different configuration and lighting emission while every part can be dismantled and recycled properly for a design that\u2019s as sustainable as it is stylish.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Margaret O\u2019Rorke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get to know Margaret O\u2019Rorke, the British ceramic artist whose works owe more to avant-garde Japanese forms than traditional English eccentricities, despite studying painting at Chelsea School of Art and ceramics at Camberwell. Paired with cutting-edge technology, her designs certainly make a statement at home, as well as catching the attention of international galleries, collectors, restaurants and hotels. Margaret\u2019s materials \u2013 such as fine porcelain and bone china \u2013 are remarkable, to say the least, used as a structural medium to channel both natural and artificial light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marcel Wanders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dutch designer Marcel Wanders (pictured, left, alongside Gabriele Chiave, creative director at his eponymous studio), based out of Amsterdam and named by Wallpaper* as one of the leading talents of the last 15 years, is a name to know. He first rose to fame with the design of his Knotted Chair in 1996 and has since designed for global brands such as B&B Italia, Cappellini and KLM, amongst others, reinterpreting the techniques and materials of traditional Dutch design for contemporary times. His partnership with porcelain brand Lladr\u00f3 delivers a stand-out lighting collection in the naturally-inspired shape of Nightbloom \u2013 featuring petal forms that sway delicately in the breeze and produce a spectacular array of lighting effects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Raffield <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability and British lighting and furniture designer Tom Raffield<\/a> have become synonymous with each another. Part of a new generation of exciting makers, his star is firmly on the rise, and it\u2019s not hard to see why. Tom has revived the age-old technique of steam-bending wood \u2013 requiring little energy and producing minimal waste \u2013 to create spectacular pieces featuring organic shapes, intricate curves and natural craftsmanship. His Verso<\/a> collection, which takes its name from the Latin word for \u2018spin\u2019 and includes ceiling, wall and floor lights, is inspired by the gravity-defying, swooping motion of falling leaves in the wind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to browse all the designers in our Festival of Light.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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