Retro Renovation» 60s lighting

Where to find reproduction midcentury lighting – another source

pam kueber — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:00:47 +0000

With the growing popularity of all things retro, it’s great to see more manufacturers bringing authentic reproductions back to life. Case in point: Rejuvenation – long known for it Arts & Crafts, Colonial Revival, and Deco-era reproductions – introduced its first off-shoot brand “Satellite” last year.

Satellite features a growing range of lighting – like the pendants above – as well as hardware, shades and other products. To come up with the designs the company scours “the internet and our extensive collection of 1950s and early 1960s trade catalogs to rediscover and reintroduce the coolest lighting and hardware of the era,” explained Bo Sullivan, Rejuvenation senior designer and historian.

Want to win a pair of Aeros, Cerise or Orbis pendants of your very own – a $250 value? Be sure enter our Found Objects…Found Art contest thru Jan. 29. Thanks, Satellite – and especially to the fabulous Nicole – for bringing these products back to life, and for your support of this year’s contest!

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Pam Kueber — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:59:22 +0000

Hi Pam,

Thanks to Greg and his Moe catalogs, I now know that this is a Moe Venetian featured in their 1965 catalog. I picked this up at our local Re-Store for $10! It’s in great shape! I thought I’d share, since it ties in with this topic…

- Susan

Thanks, Susan – very cool! … And look at the purple (plum? lavendar? aubergine? dag, I have to research this) walls in that ’65 photo. Have you seen how all the magazines and catalogs are starting to show purple. We’re heading into the ’60s now! Image: Vintage Moe.

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Jimmy – and Tikimama – both like Primelight’s outdoor lighting

Pam Kueber — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:00:40 +0000

Our series on lights spotted by Jimmy continues:

Also, I don’t know how much your site goes into the late 60s/70s, but these globe lights they sell are just too good to not be mentioned! If you go into the indoor decorative section of the catalog, page 7A has a whole listing of hanging globes, ellipses, even cubes! And my favorite part is that they even have that funky smoked glass with chrome stem that personally reminds me of a 70s ski resort I go to every winter. Also, (I know I’m rambling, sorry!) check out page 15 for clusters of hanging globes, and pages 35 and 41 of the outdoor section for the post and wall versions of the globes.

Tikimama liked these, too, adding in comment when Jimmy and the first batch of light were introduced:

Wow! Great resource…and from such a youngun’! It’s definitely worth taking a look at the whole catalog (although Jimmy’s right – their website is truly dated!). I thought there were a lot of indoor fixtures that had a very mod vibe, but even more exiting were the outdoor fixtures! I’ve had a hard time finding anything I like for the outside of our home, but here there are lots of clean-lined options. Even dark-sky friendly lights (something very important where I currently live near Joshua Tree National Park, but also something relatively easy we could all do to lessen light pollution).

There are powder-coated color options – lots! – even pink!!!

Lisa in Yucca Valley (but in Upland as of next week!) CA

Powder-coated Pink outdoor lights – my heart be still! Thanks, Jimmy! Thanks, Lisa!

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