Apartment Therapy offered us a peek into what seemed like a veritable menagerie of feathers, taxidermy specimens and yes, lighting this month in this house tour of Marjorie Skouras home.
What amused me further amidst all the quixotic artefacts Skouras had in her home was a little bit of Chinese-inspired lighting with a lamp base with a countenance similar to the Chinese deity – Guanyin.
Guanyin is the bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin which means "Observing the Sounds (or Cries) of the World".
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GuanyinIn Chinese Buddhism, Guan Yim/ Guan Yin/Kuan Yim/ Kuan Yin is synonymous with the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the pinnacle of mercy, compassion, kindness and love.
- http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/Chinese_Customs/Guan_Yin.htm
There is a strange clash of western, eastern religious and domestic artefacts over here which creates a visual dissonance and interest.
But if I were to choose, I would say my favourite lights would be Skouras’ Honeycomb Lanterns. I love the swirling effect on the glass and the hexagon light reflections that bloom on the ceiling. Skouras has this in different glass options.
More pictures of Marjorie Skouras’ lights and chandeliers in-situ at http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/a-look-inside-the-home-of-lighting-designer-marjorie-skourashouse-tour-169672
If you share the same aesthetics but have economy concerns, Urban Outfitters does have similar alternatives (some more, some less similar) at more affordable prices. But just doesn’t seem to beat the real thing when you are looking at the finishing, shape and details.
Marjorie Skouras lights vs UO lights
Like this article? See other Chinese-figurine/deity infused lighting in Lighting: The Dramatic Whiteness of Exploding Dinner Ware
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