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Twinkle, Twinkle

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From Europe comes a dazzling display of lights

Twinkle, Twinkle

1. Curvaceous and sculptural, the UFO Chandelier by Studio Italia Design is all glitz and glam in gold, silver or white acrylic with a choice of semi-covering colors in red, white, green and dark blue. Price
on request. Urban Lighting, 301 Fourth Avenue, downtown, 619-232-6064, urbanlighting.net.

2. Caboche Suspension Lamp by Foscarini consists of transparent acrylic globes. A shade in white matte-finish glass offers direct upward and downward light projection and diffusion. $845 for small pendant; $1,717 for medium. My Own Space, 7840 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, 858-459-0099, mosmyownspace.com.

3. Poul Henningsen’s Artichoke Lamp (1958) is composed of layers of overlapping “leaves,” which produce crisp, glare-free light from 360 degrees. Each leaf is laser-cut and configured by hand. $7,692 for small lamp; $15,794 large. Design Within Reach, 393 Seventh Avenue, East Village, 619-744-9900, dwr.com.

4. Designed in matte white glass, the Tulip Pendant makes any room blossom. $1,249. BoConcept, 1550 Front Street, Little Italy, 619-398-0745, boconcept.com.

5. Containing hundreds of LEDs on a stainless-steel web, Raimond—a dazzling fixture designed by Raimond Puts for Moooi—comes as a sphere or ellipse and is available in a variety of sizes. Part of the B&B Italia collection; price on request. MPLA Associates, 7437 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, 858-456-6600, mplaassociates.com.

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