Kichler Lamps and Accessories Reveals Striking New Pieces
Former Westwood Line is Now Kichler Lamps and Accessories
CLEVELAND—Aug. 13, 2007—In conjunction with a new product
introduction, Kichler Lighting announces a name change for its portable lamps and accessories
division. Formerly known as Westwood Collections, the new
Kichler Lamps and Accessories
division will continue to deliver stylish high-quality, high-design lighting pieces,
which have built a reputation while enhancing the Kichler brand.
As part of the latest Kichler Lamps and Accessories introduction, several new
families set the scene, including a mix of trendy designs and classic mainstays coupled with unique
materials and fresh color schemes.
Highlights of the release include:
Flirty Elegance
Eloquence:
Incorporating fashion’s love for lace, this collection features a netted texture
with hand-painted lace detail application on porcelain bases, and shades with lace overlay, in both
monochromatic white-on-white and white-on-cream looks. The collection also includes a black satin
porcelain base with a black lace overlay on an ivory soft shade, and an ivory satin porcelain base
with matching lace overlay on the soft shade. The rectangular shades are emphasized with cut corner
detail.
Butterfly Table Lamp:
The popularity of one of nature’s prettiest creatures continues in this
sophisticated application, featuring vibrant hand-painted butterflies that gracefully fly about the
gold, porcelain base. It includes a black soft shade with gold lining.
Meet the Girls: In the world of fashion, embellishments are big. Kichler
takes this fashion-forward trend to the next level in home décor with new additions to its
successful
Meet the Girls™ collection
, a whimsical assortment of accent lamps, which use jewelry pendants and
other decorative elements on their shades. From flirty and fun to urban and sophisticated, this
group finds new friends in
Sarah Too,
Anna,
Greta,
Nicki and new Fairy table lamps,
Lissa and
Kasey:
Urban Chic
Urbana™: This look stands apart from the rest with its rich, espresso finish
and burnished copper accents, appealing to the current trend in metallics. The oversized wood and
metal group features exaggerated copper curves in geometric designs and includes a funky human
silhouette table lamp. An aged copper hard back shade includes a hint of metallic thread
throughout. Candlesticks and a decorative box coordinate.
Concentrix™: Striking silver rings add dramatic accents to this contemporary
wood and metal collection featuring a dark espresso finish, which also includes an oversized
beveled mirror and pedestal bowl.
Unexpected Organic
Lite-n-Airy Group: Perfect for a beach home or a child’s room, this casual
resin group features a painted wood texture in mango, honeydew, rhubarb, Bahama blue and coconut.
Each is completed with an off-white linen hard back shade and an over-sized finial.
Figurine Accent Lamps: In accord with today’s patriotism, an eagle and stag figurine
each serve as the base for a pair of resin desk or accent lamps with an aged bronze finish that
incorporates bronze metal particles to resemble the look of natural metal. The
stag features a soft tawny
brown faux leather shade, while the
eagle features a cocoa with
black slub hard shade.
Organic Branch Lamps: An accent, table and floor lamp feature a hand-painted
canyon taupe finish applied to intertwining branches that grow from the base to the finial for a
relaxed, lodge look. An ivory wave hard back shade provides a clean look.
Conifer: This three-piece collection features hand-painted pine cones on
porcelain bases, with pine cone finials to complete the look. The floor lamp features a wood base.
A coordinating beveled mirror also features hand-painted wood, with an iron and pine cone
trim.
Woven Wire Collection: Blackened wire weaves around an off-black base with gold
highlights, for a natural style. Candlesticks and a decorative bowl coordinate with the accent,
buffet, table and floor lamp.