Tag Archives: David Calligeros

Architectural Plaster Factory

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Remains Lighting

I visited my friend Adrian Taylor, one of the owners of Hyde Park Mouldings recently. Those guys are working on a small custom project for us and I had to bring them some of the hardware. Their factory is out … Continue reading →

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Glass Factory Visit

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Remains Lighting

We paid a visit to one of our best glass suppliers recently. They’ve been hand blowing glass since the 1940s in West Virginia. The factory is at the end of rutted road in a series of cool old shed buildings. … Continue reading →

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Interesting Things in the Scrap Pile

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Remains Lighting

I was recently walking past the old Lot’s Road power station in London. This complex supplied power to the London Underground system until about 10 years ago when it was decommissioned. Supposedly now it will be redeveloped as condominiums and … Continue reading →

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Cast Irony

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Remains Lighting

We restored a set of huge antique light fixtures for Restoration Hardware, which tickles me until I cry. If you happen to drive down Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich CT, you can’t miss the huge new Restoration Hardware store in the … Continue reading →

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Altar Lamps from the Recoleta Cemetery

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Remains Lighting

Most of the mausoleums in the Recoleta cemetery have simple, dark bronze hanging fixtures. All that I saw were based on ancient (Roman, Greek, or Egyptian) oil lamps. I didn’t see any of them working (electrified or not). I imagine … Continue reading →

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Recoleta Cemetery: Bronze Sculptural Plaques

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Remains Lighting

Without knowing much beyond the name, address, and reputation for super-coolness of the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, I made sure to find an art supply store on our way to buy a large roll of paper and some dense … Continue reading →

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Recoleta Cemetery, Permanence and Decrepitude

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Remains Lighting

The Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires is the final resting place of the city’s elite. Like Argentina, its fortunes have waned over the past few decades. It’s its decrepitude as much as its ceremonial pomp that makes it interesting to … Continue reading →

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Lightbulb Trash Tchochke Paperweights

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Remains Lighting

You all likely know that I’m a sucker for all things lighting and all things recycled. I was in Buenos Aires with my family and saw this crafty bit of trash-art in a flea market stall in the Palermo neighborhood. … Continue reading →

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