Johan Carpner is a Swedish designer who created a light fixture. And I think I am in love.
The lighting fixture, dubbed Glänta, is available in two different sizes, both as a suspension and ceiling mounted fixture, and in three different colors: black, gray and white.
Made from sheet metal and acrylic he designed for Blond a couple years ago.
I'm starry-eyed for this light and can clearly see the suspended version in black hanging in my white subway tiled kitchen in a herringbone pattern over my breakfast nook with a built-in banquette softened with bright cushions... all of which I don't have.
Carpner received his degree from Konstfack in Stockholm. He has produced textile patterns and carpets inspired by nature for Swedish companies such as H&M, Åhléns and Svenskt Tenn and Kasthall.
This pattern is called Vinterek. And I love it too. It is haunting, yet serene.
Carpner also designs book covers the major Swedish publishing houses. You can clearly see how he carried this creativity over to different applications and materials.
He is most known for is his outdoor trellis called Tin Tree Spaljé which trains plants to grow upwards in a pleasing shape, but also brings beauty to the garden in the Winter when everything is dormant and brown.
This winter seems like a long one.
Amazing how your mood can lift when your eye falls upon great design.
(All images from Johan Carpner’s site and Scandinavian Design.)