Though we love every designer we profile immensely, we confess every now and then there’s a designer that we just love a bit more than the rest. One of those we profiled yesterday: Jacques Dumond. There’s just something so…industrial, modern, French and wonderful about his designs. And the fact that he’s a bit rare makes his work irresistible! We think you’ll approve of the pair of Swank Lighting lamps we chose to go with one of his great pieces of furniture.
The bar cart is the sort of furniture item that completely epitomizes the style and demeanor of the Mid-Century; you just don’t see people wheeling out fully-stocked carts full of spirits to guests any more. Which is why we love this
Jacques Dumond Chrome and Smoked Glass Bar Cart, made in France in the 1950’s. Chic, shiny and sleek, this bar cart is made of chrome and features smoked glass insets. It has curves, but it also has straight lines. It’s futuristic, but also rather domestic. It’s an exercise in subtleties and delight.
Many of Swank Lighting’s lamps are vibrant—no question about that. But we’re just not sure we’ve seen a lamp absolutely glow from the inside out like this pair of
Swank Lighting Barovier & Toso Murano Lamps in Blue Green vintage glass. Made in Italy in the 1940s, these curvy-bodied lamps come in a color that is an amazing mix of blue and green, featuring vertical stripes, with the lighter colored stripes absolutely glowing. There are also lots of controlled bubbles in the glass, and 24 karat gold in the lamp—creating an absolutely luminous appearance. Oh-so-curvy, these pieces are eye-catching and sensuous.
You might immediately pair this Jacques Dumond bar cart and these Swank Lighting Barovier and Toso Murano lamps, but we think they make a perfect pair. Firstly, all items feature killer curves that, when combined, could even make people blush. Secondly, the blue greens of the lamps, already quite bright and vibrant, turn absolutely electric when placed atop of that shiny, glossy smoked glass of the bar car. And lastly, both pieces were made long ago, but feature such modern lines and ideas that they look futuristic. What a vintage-y, futuristic pair!
The bar cart is the sort of furniture item that completely epitomizes the style and demeanor of the Mid-Century; you just don’t see people wheeling out fully-stocked carts full of spirits to guests any more. Which is why we love this Jacques Dumond Chrome and Smoked Glass Bar Cart, made in France in the 1950’s. Chic, shiny and sleek, this bar cart is made of chrome and features smoked glass insets. It has curves, but it also has straight lines. It’s futuristic, but also rather domestic. It’s an exercise in subtleties and delight.
Many of Swank Lighting’s lamps are vibrant—no question about that. But we’re just not sure we’ve seen a lamp absolutely glow from the inside out like this pair of Swank Lighting Barovier & Toso Murano Lamps in Blue Green vintage glass. Made in Italy in the 1940s, these curvy-bodied lamps come in a color that is an amazing mix of blue and green, featuring vertical stripes, with the lighter colored stripes absolutely glowing. There are also lots of controlled bubbles in the glass, and 24 karat gold in the lamp—creating an absolutely luminous appearance. Oh-so-curvy, these pieces are eye-catching and sensuous.
You might immediately pair this Jacques Dumond bar cart and these Swank Lighting Barovier and Toso Murano lamps, but we think they make a perfect pair. Firstly, all items feature killer curves that, when combined, could even make people blush. Secondly, the blue greens of the lamps, already quite bright and vibrant, turn absolutely electric when placed atop of that shiny, glossy smoked glass of the bar car. And lastly, both pieces were made long ago, but feature such modern lines and ideas that they look futuristic. What a vintage-y, futuristic pair! 
