The line presents a modern interpretation of Neoclassical forms with midcentury influences-though when it comes to the collection’s place in the industry, he hopes it taps into a much simpler time in every designer and homeowner’s life. Left: Christiane Lemieux’s new collection for Visual Comfort includes four lines of table, wall and ceiling lighting Courtesy of Visual Comfort | Right: A collaboration between Benjamin Johnston and Chaddock presents a modern interpretation of Neoclassical forms with midcentury influences Courtesy of Chaddockįor his first furniture collection, Benjamin Johnston partnered with North Carolina furniture manufacturer Chaddock for an assortment of case goods, tables, chairs and upholstery pieces informed by the Houston-based designer’s global work and travels.
“We all learn from each other-from the past, from history-and then we reinterpret these categories as we design into the future.” “I think about design as a continuum,” says Lemieux. The new line includes table, wall and ceiling lighting divided into four series: Pilvot, which draws influence from the French masters of the 1940s and ’50s with fluid, conical shades Chaumont, which highlights bronze and brass two-tone finishes and Beaumay and Cornet, which both include hand-allied plaster inspired by European design in the 1920s and ’40s.
For the collection, Lemieux revisited a major turning point in lighting history: when designers in midcentury Europe expanded beyond standard table lamps to architecturally informed, structurally complex pieces. While Christiane Lemieux is an interior designer by day, she’s also a design historian-a role that figured strongly in the debut collaboration between her European-inspired home brand, Lemieux et Cie, and lighting brand Visual Comfort.
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