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So much has happened in the past couple of years, a covid 19 pandemic, drought, and fires through out the western part of the United States. One fire hit close to home leaving us on evacuation noti…

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A commissioned floor lamp right out of a Jules Verne novel.

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Presenting the Stardust Lamp, honoring the starry night sky with bold metallic blue, copper and industrial fusion. Once again after rummaging through a stockpile of discarded items, I have assembled stacked empty olive cans shaping the body and half an oil drum for its lampshade. Many details and textures are wrapped into this design to represent amazing astronomical magic to wow your deepest imagination.

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Nostalgia seems to be my state of mind these days filled with thoughts of people and places that once were. My lamp creation embodies this sentiment with warmth, comfort and consistency. It is the knowing, telling, and retelling of our stories that blend and link our lives with hopes of everlasting light.

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Architectural Lighting Design Series.

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~ jgarloffdesign.com Industrial Lighting Artist

A recently finished shop light for Mori Ink. Going from halogen to led provides a cooler work environment for Mori and her client, with ample lumens in the perfect color spectrum for a tattooist. In this lamp design, determining which bulb to use was the first and most important step in its concept. A metallic blue with additional clear coats and nickel accents complete this unique mid-century modern look.

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~THE EVOLUTION TABLE LAMP: a pandemic lamp of sorts mainly created from discarded leftover materials in my shop while honoring the stay at home order during covid-19. Repurposing empty spray cans and a discarded oil drum morphed into my vision, becoming the lamp body and shade. The copper patches symbolise all the bandages on a country under siege from a virus and a long history of racial inequality.

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The Obelisk table lamp: a fusion of modern and industrial.

While still knee deep in a global pandemic, creativity continues to evolve. 

Whatever it is that’s worth doing, do it with integrity. That seems to be my mission on this journey and in the process, I hope to achieve a greater understanding and purpose.