Orchard Collection.

While on a recent visit to New York City, I had the opportunity to stop into my favorite grocery market extraordinaire, Dean & DeLuca. Here is one of my fabulous finds - The Orchard Chocolate Collection! Available only at Dean & DeLuca, this celebration of the autumn harvest is the delicious brainchild of Chocolat Moderne's Joan Coukos. Twelve heart-shaped chocolates are delicately hand-painted and filled with the flavors of orchard fruits, including red apple-almond marzipan, green apple caramel and Poire William pear caramel. These would make a beautiful statement set at the dessert table following an Autumn meal with family and friends.

The Halley Lamp.

Even though Autumn is now upon us, I could not pass up the opportunity to post this beautiful, portable, and lightweight lighting system from Vibia. The Halley Lamp, as it is called, is a simple, easy to assemble set of LED strips designed to transform any outdoor space into a unique and well lit environment. The Halley is made from a polycarbonate LED strip with 12w high intensity discharge. There are many creative ways to use this lighting system. All would look smashing illuminating any outdoor space.

Autumn.

"Autumn", (detail), Boucher, 1745

Recharge. Renew. Refresh.

Summer will soon come to a close. This is the perfect time for a bit of R&R. I look forward to a very exciting Autumn.

Found Objects. Lighting.

"White/Black" Chandelier is a quirky and whimsical limited edition chandelier designed by Winnie Lui for Innermost. Liu, a jewelry designer turned lighting designer, cleverly introduced her first lighting creation called "White/Black". Her spectacular chandelier is a melange of objets trouvés meeting bling and trash. All are made equal to treasure through the application of uniform color.

The spectacular design is made from unique pieces sourced to create the elegant limited edition of 50 individual White chandeliers and 50 individual Black chandeliers.This is a lamp that will inspire hours of conversation. However, it needs just the right place to hang in order to appreciate it's dynamic qualities.