Seeing Green?

I have been frequently visiting Metropolis Magazine for some years now and I'm always excited to see the new features in their "DesignMart" section. This is where they highlight some of the newest, most innovative products sweeping the market place.

As I was casually surfing around this morning, I stumbled upon this interesting chandelier.Green Design has become a growing trend, especially these last 5 years or so, but this lighting fixture translates it pretty literally! (And I think that's the idea.)

Designed and created by water pressure lighting from dwellings, ltd, this chandelier encompasses the inspiration from one of the most basic natural elements- water. It is a whimsical reflection of the life cycle process of irrigation.

"Irrigation" Collection

$4200 list

Notice the crystal dragonfly!

Here are some other favorites:

"Lawn Sprinkler" Collection

$4800 list

"NYC Sewer Grate" Collection (can you find the little crystal rat in this??)

$3900 list

"Crashing Waves" Collection

 $5100 list

Now it wouldn't make sense unless they produced their beautiful fixtures in a sustainable way...

Their website describes that they use energy-efficient LED bulbs, which last 10x longer than standard incandescent. They opt for a powdercoat method on all their products, which is "dry, non leaching, and a more resource-recoverable finish process". Lastly, not one note is missed, they utilize "recyclable shipping and promotional materials."

Love? Hate? Let me know... (I'm thinking love!)