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| 18:51 Sun 11 May 2008 |
Tag: Istanbul
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In the mid-nineteenth century, when Bavarian peddler Morris Levi Strauss and Latvian tailor Jacob Youphes (Davis) started to create tough work wear for California coal miners from “denim” cotton imported from the Provençal city of Nimes, they had no idea how far and wide denim’s popularity would reach. Most certainly they could not have imagined the veritable Versailles created late this fall solely for the purpose of displaying denim in the magical city of Istanbul. Located in a traditional Ottoman building, the denim showroom was designed by New Zealand architect Christopher Hall. The showroom’s best feature is the lighting created by Beirut, Lebanon-based, PSLAB. The firm of 40 designers, architects, craftsmen and engineers focuses on researching, designing and producing custom lighting for a demanding clientele in Europe and the Middle East. At the Istanbul denim showroom, PSLAB took its inspiration from the constraints of the old space and created an exciting environment that also works. Custom suspended fixtures, positioned on two parallel lines, were given long adjusting arms for directing the light where needed. The fixtures give ideal light and look cool yet they allow the original ornamental ceiling draw well-deserved attention. By Tuija Seipell |
