Maison's Top Ten

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While scouting for her coveted Trend Album at September’s Maison & Objet show in Paris, The Trend Curve’s Michelle Lamb took note of her 10 préféré lighting picks.

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No. 1

Faro Barcelona’s Padaung lamp is nothing short of a knockout. Made of metal rings and square-cut Swarovski crystals, it also has Swarovski Crystal Fabric stripes applied inside for amazing light diffusion. www.faro.es

No. 2

Faceted and fractured looks persisted for portable lighting. Art & Décors showed some of the best applications, keeping the look more textural and less abstract. www.art-decors.fr

No. 3

Flowers are returning to home décor in a big way. Mat & Jewski embraced the trend, going all-out with big, hand-tinted blossoms on linen shades. www.matejewski.com

No. 4

Lighting forms were listing and leaning in Paris, but nothing looked unbalanced. Instead, designs from makers like FdC featured graceful sweeps to ensure that light reaches easily over a sofa or sectional. Designed by Edith Terrier. www.fdcfrance.com

No. 5

Light that emits a gentle glow, rather than a directed beam, gives warmth to spaces. Aura, from Neweba, is a series of LED-powered, steel cluster-able lamps that are clean and elegant, yet slightly mysterious because of their indirect, ambient character. www.igorparis.com

No. 6

Hive is a leader in combining a passion for green products with great design. The Anemone lamp is the company’s latest blend of these elements. Made of reclaimed cocktail stir sticks, this dramatic design is available in floor, table and wall versions. www.designbyhive.com

No. 7

Global influences are a constant for décor, but the looks are constantly changing. Beau & Bien tapped into a key upcoming global influence with porcelain lights called Smoon Tower, Smoon Dome and Smoon Turret. All represent a combination of historical-Oriental and futuristic architecture. www.beauetbien.com

No. 8

The first hints that copper could challenge gold and silver in seasons to come appeared in Paris. Original BTC was among the companies revealing that copper sales are rising. The company added more copper to its lighting assortment, including the London Copper table lamp. www.originalbtc.com

No. 9

After several years off the trend radar, mixed materials are being noticed again from companies like Les Héritiers. The company debuted the Delano Series of ceramic-and-oak lamps. www.les-heritiers.com

No. 10

Lamps for both indoors and out connected with nature in interesting ways. Butterfly, from Hind Rabii, brought design and function together in a solid piece that can withstand wind and rain. www.hindrabii.com

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