Monday, April 11, 2011

Barbara Cosgrove Lamps

(photo credit: Country Living)

While at High Point Market, I'd have to say one of my favorite vendors was Barbara Cosgrove Lamps. Barbara Cosgrove launched her company in 1996 and is now a very successful wholesale lamp manufacturer out of North Kansas City, Mo. Her design work began in her home garage studio, sculpting clay and metal lamp bases. In 2007 Country Living Magazine lists her as a Women Entrepreneur Honoree.

(photo credit: Muraca Design, Inc.)

The 2011 collection was featured at High Point Market.

The lamps pictured above are called "boy and girl". They are sold as a set with the unusual lamp shades. A terrific mix of a very traditional theme with a very modern edge.

Another favorite were these Foo Dog lamps pictured below and are also sold as a set. I love the attention to detail, such as a right and left feature, seen in the ball and claw feet.

(photo credit: Muraca Design, Inc.)

These Studio Floor lamps were very striking with a wonderful chrome finish and great scale, not too big. They certainly aren't lamps that are typically found in most home decor. And that is what I love about this company. There's a nice range of modern and traditional with an updated twist.

I like the wide range of textures and styles, from porcelain to wicker to glass and more. Most table lamps have a variety of wonderful shades to choose from, also in a wide range of textures and colors.