Blog posts — Bispoke lighting

1887 advertising poster for "Open Hand Fine Cut Tobacco This is a 1887 advertising poster for "Open Hand Fine Cut Tobacco" by manufacturer Robert Hamilton of Covington, Kentucky.The black and white graphic illustration depicts a human hand overlaid with diagrams for palmistry, labeling various mounts and lines such as the "Mount of Jupiter" and "Line of Heart". It was copyrighted in 1887 by R.J. Killick and produced by Shober & Carqueville Lithography in Chicago. Why This Poster Matters This piece is a fascinating window into late 19th-century marketing and design. The clever use of palmistry imagery—a popular parlour interest of the...

Art Forms of Nature This is a vintage poster titled "Thalamophora" from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms of Nature) book, published in 1904. The image features detailed lithographic illustrations of foraminifera, a type of marine plankton. Haeckel's work remains one of the most celebrated collections of scientific illustration ever created. His meticulous drawings bridged art and biology, capturing the intricate beauty of microscopic organisms with a precision that still captivates collectors and designers today. The ornate, almost architectural forms of these foraminifera showcase nature's infinite creativity—each shell a miniature masterpiece of symmetry and detail. Vintage reproductions of Haeckel's illustrations...

"His Master's Voice" This is a vintage advertisement for the Victor Talking Machine Co. featuring their iconic trademark, "His Master's Voice". The image depicts Nipper the dog listening to a wind-up gramophone horn.Items like this ad are often reproduced as metal signs, magnets, or posters for collectors. The trademark was originally painted by Francis Barraud in 1898. This particular green-tinted ad variant appeared in national print publications, such as the November 1920 issues of The Saturday Evening Post. Transform your space with lighting that captures the same timeless charm as vintage icons like "His Master's Voice". Whether you're drawn to...

Are you addicted to your phone? I am. Big time. So I got the idea to include that in my upcoming exhibition at @uniongallery1. I wanted to make two monkey sculptures, totally engrossed in their phones. And I wanted the phones to light up. I found the lovely Michael Grassi at it's a light and he made it happen!!!!! I have just unpacked the AMAZING iPhone lamps and I cannot wait to assemble the first sculpture. The phone is dimmable and totally perfect, lighting up the monkeys distant face. Thank you Michael!!! https://www.facebook.com/charactersbyjulia/ Julia Levander Drew: On Our TermsFrom 07 April 2022...