Now I’m not sure that gift giving is tradition for any of you celebrating St. Patricks Day, but I couldn’t let this opportunity go by without putting our best Green forward. Do you know what the day is all about?
St. Patrick’s Day – Celebrating the Green
St. Patrick is believed to have driven the snakes from […]
How could we let this wonderful Holiday of Amore pass without highlighting some of our sizzling hot red Murano Lamps. The beauty of authentic mid 20th century Murano Lamps is all the vibrant colors these artisans used. Here is just a sample. Visit our inventory pages for more.
We are pleased to announce that Patricia Grayof Vancouver British Columbia is the lucky winner of these beautiful Cranberry and Cream vintage Murano Lamps. The drawing was held last Friday morning 1/18/2008 at Debris Antiques in Dallas. Our friend Jim, the manager of Debris did the honors.
As soon as we knew the name of the […]
I posted a teaser last year about a major design publication featuring Swank Lighting’s Murano Lamps in their Jan/Feb issue. Well I can now finally “spill the beans”. We were approached by the fabulous D Home Magazine in early December to arrange a photo shoot at the studio of the wonderful photographer Chris Plavidal. We […]
Thank you all for your support this year. We have been overwhelmed with the positive response we’re received since opening our Showroom and launching our web site.
Don’t forget to register for the drawing to win these lamps. Deadline for entries is January 15, 2008. The drawing will be held at Debris Antiques in Dallas on […]
We were extremely pleased to find out yesterday that Swank Lighting was included in the new Design Guide: Dallas by Design Sponge. The list was compiled by Paige Phelps of The Dallas Morning News. We want to thank Paige Phelps of The Dallas Morning News and Grace Bonney of Design Sponge for including us. It […]
Swank spent the last two days in Dallas for a photo shoot. Our Murano Lamps are being featured in a major design publication early next year. But I’ve been sworn to secrecy….. Stay Tuned!
As you might have noticed, we have fallen in love with Venetian/Murano glass. Venetians have a very rich history of creating some of the most treasured glass pieces and techniques in the history of the world. The island of Murano became the center of Venetian glass making in the year 1291 when officials ordered all of the glass makers […]
There wasn’t much excitement in the weekly 1stdibs offerings today so I decided to go through the Murano Lamp category and pull a few interesting pieces to post about. From left to right in the above photos, here are descriptions, prices, and a link.
Barovier & Toso by Marbro: Antiques Du Monde $6,800
Fratelli Toso: Retro-Modern $7,500
Chartreuse Murano Floor […]
Welcome to the very first post on the SwankLighting daily blog. Check back often and watch us grow. Our objective is to become the “first read” every morning for designers, architects, dealers, and collectors who are lighting nuts like us. We were introduced to this wonderful world when we stumbled upon an unbelievable cache of […]
