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why you should buy a light to make yourself happy

Monday, May 18th, 2009

yes i said it… light up your life with a great light… okay, honestly not really a sales pitch it’s just that transforming a space only takes a few things, a new paint color a few throw pillows and yes, you heard me a new light! take a gander at what’s out there everytime i look there’s something new!



a nice article in the Marin IJ

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Take a look at this article in today’s Marin IJ

 

Light takes

Meanwhile, Alia Meyer was on a buying trip to Euroluce, the major European lighting event that takes place every two years in Milan. She was trendspotting and checking out products that are, but often aren’t, available in the States.

For the most part, “the market most being hit by the economy is us,” she says. “The show was packed especially in the main halls where, literally, a city of people were coming in every day. In fact, one Italian manufacturer said he “had the best day of sales at the show ever.”

But, when the economy hits America, there’s a ripple effect on European vendors. Some pared back their displays and all seemed “hungrier” for U.S. business…..  

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