Lighting In Situ
Context is everything, especially with design. An item’s beauty, presence and even purpose can be reinterpreted depending on its surroundings. This week […]
Custom Project – Bronzed Shagreen
One side to our business that we haven’t shared a lot about on this blog is our custom, bespoke work. Over the
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Friends of the House – a Collectors Life
My Dad, Victor Lamont, was a great mentor to me in choosing this life of design. He passed away this year but
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Just a Few of our Favourite Things
Because there is no such thing as too much inspiration during this holiday season, we’d like to present a few of our
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Bangkok – Textures and Forms
Bangkok is a mega city – approximately 10 million residents – that is full of giant structures and vanity projects. But down
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Eileen Gray – Artist
This October marks the 40th anniversary of the passing of Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976) a most significant artist who navigated between Art
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Ivory Over Ivory Shagreen
A few years ago we began experimenting with white lacquer from Japan. It provided a wonderful base for red lacquer giving it
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A Sense of Touch – Exquisite Swatches
Our company’s design and creative energy is deeply rooted in touch. There is no substitute for the cool, smooth surface of gesso;
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Collectable Tissue Boxes – Hand Made by Design
This fall Alexander Lamont presents a Limited Edition collection of handcrafted tissue boxes wrapped in their signature materials of shagreen, parchment and
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The Dark Side – Celestial Shadows in Bronze
The Umbra Vase group were originally inspired by the shadows created by celestial bodies such as planets or the moon. The shadow
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