Peruse Eclectic New Lighting Designs From A Powerhouse Collab

A self-proclaimed “rule-breaker,” Salt Lake City-based Anne-Marie Barton is a force in the world of design. Her recent collaboration with lighting company Visual Comfort & Co. is a case in point. Inspired by the earth, these eclectic designs feature organic materials such as molten metals, dried woods, stone and leathers. “Visual Comfort was hungry for something soulful and authentic to bring more emotion to their selection of lighting,” says the designer. “My pieces are alluring, sultry and organic. They offer warmth and a sense of curiosity.” Take the Armise models, which emulate a gold cuff bracelet. “Just as jewelry finishes an outfit, lighting can be the final element that pulls a space together,” says Barton, who often brings the runway into her designs.

A fan of craft and artisanship, her favorite piece in the collaboration is the Dune, a luminaire she describes as “a molten mass of fizzy nude and organically shaped glass, strung together by a band of russet suede.” Elegantly addressing volume in larger spaces, it can span an entire room. And in addition to lighting, Barton has also designed a variety of elevated side tables in which illumination is incorporated into the furniture pieces themselves, as seen in the sculpted Runia model. “The tables’ organic shapes offer the rigor of the natural world combined with the refinement of the attached light fixture,” explains the designer.“Practical can also be beautiful.”