Karl Springer was a man with the unique knack of deftly combining exotic materials like Lucite, goat skin and parchment with classical shapes of chairs, tables and other home furnishings.Click the images below for bigger versions:

We’re getting back to the basics today at the Swank Lighting blog and covering a fabulous and accessible interior decorator and furniture designer whose designs had a big impact on interiors of the Click the images below for bigger versions:

Perhaps still remembering the gorgeous neutral designs of one of our previous designer influences, Kelly Hoppen, or pClick the images below for bigger versions: