Lighting Featured in the Sex and the City Movie

<span style="font-family:verdana;">In my last post, I mentioned that my husband was in charge of the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.visualcomfort.com">Visual Comfort </a>(<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.circalighting.com">Circa</a>) lighting used in the Sex and the City Movie. It was so exciting to watch the movie with him because he was so proud! It is pretty surreal to know that he collaborated with the design team in terms of picking out certain pieces and that he physically touched them and voilá, now they are sitting pretty in those Manhattan apartments (sets) for everyone to see. Here are a few of the pieces that we recognized. I know that there were a few more, but I can't remember which ones they were. Oh well! I guess I'll have to go see the movie again. :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong>We noticed the most pieces in Charlotte's apartment.</strong></em></span></div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyRP1XarCeQwI4IovyLEvxP2zSrQNzybfnad2GCzcFXcWpKA6ZqXE7WuD0o9KB4IOpC2o4kPtOPmX1pglo240EstIG3GFTxIzEH2z7IiVp1onw5A_FKxD9cOfpS_OnotUpAmDxS4rCK3V/s1600-h/goldenblatts.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208155311460918642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyRP1XarCeQwI4IovyLEvxP2zSrQNzybfnad2GCzcFXcWpKA6ZqXE7WuD0o9KB4IOpC2o4kPtOPmX1pglo240EstIG3GFTxIzEH2z7IiVp1onw5A_FKxD9cOfpS_OnotUpAmDxS4rCK3V/s400/goldenblatts.bmp" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3aqqsvglrj4E3-5oIddK2dBXYgzmPXRq2lGjl3jEstkybk-Pw4LrwyWY2q_yiWJi5e08Sp4oLPNBgQC4NzqgFmOHw1BgxQP1_paEc9IcR2alDFQNH_ahBln5ixegLvlo9AYvqdgX0Nbd/s1600-h/ring+table+lamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208155158411436178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3aqqsvglrj4E3-5oIddK2dBXYgzmPXRq2lGjl3jEstkybk-Pw4LrwyWY2q_yiWJi5e08Sp4oLPNBgQC4NzqgFmOHw1BgxQP1_paEc9IcR2alDFQNH_ahBln5ixegLvlo9AYvqdgX0Nbd/s400/ring+table+lamp.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/item.asp?idProduct=1061"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ring Lamp in Antique Brass</span></a> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmKksOfxVPwYbk8IhxgKT-KhPzJPhS9mY5blvB47lqWykIxKN1ZRHzkJ8ZnCzZXEsA-TIFljR-KI8Tv1n_FUq9q5hOnngtxxfRAOpAQD8AdDEJS3TTDVneeDtid6JyY_98JatAnsLEL7a/s1600-h/balustrade+lamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208155052599263650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmKksOfxVPwYbk8IhxgKT-KhPzJPhS9mY5blvB47lqWykIxKN1ZRHzkJ8ZnCzZXEsA-TIFljR-KI8Tv1n_FUq9q5hOnngtxxfRAOpAQD8AdDEJS3TTDVneeDtid6JyY_98JatAnsLEL7a/s400/balustrade+lamp.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/item.asp?idProduct=856"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Balustrade Lamp in Alabaster </span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"></span><br /></span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrNTm2qwaJ9C22-BT10ajpFbCBF8D_DoQsF1GmxHNI0dhjiaQ1ivPvhLGZf6FvwcM-ieavu5rPuthV35qh9Ls7tT44irBSoHv36MQy3LCFtsu4nRq8F46v06CqYCEWZpBjikOYyS15XgA/s1600-h/terri+lamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208154953603160434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrNTm2qwaJ9C22-BT10ajpFbCBF8D_DoQsF1GmxHNI0dhjiaQ1ivPvhLGZf6FvwcM-ieavu5rPuthV35qh9Ls7tT44irBSoHv36MQy3LCFtsu4nRq8F46v06CqYCEWZpBjikOYyS15XgA/s400/terri+lamp.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/item.asp?idProduct=980"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tiny Terri Lamp</span></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><em><strong>In Big's Gorgeous Apartment:</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5xOwEyZfhS45YrxwKo37gwBN04Q9N1dYHbchr8hgMcnyfGLd3Q8JvyZhL_q_8_eaYnJx2I1yrDMD_rejfPhuk7m-5tE0YHmJileLCw6MzEy9aiya4PmZGwhaoWpGMmCnp0c0tHEjvB0T/s1600-h/mr.big.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208154864679718306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5xOwEyZfhS45YrxwKo37gwBN04Q9N1dYHbchr8hgMcnyfGLd3Q8JvyZhL_q_8_eaYnJx2I1yrDMD_rejfPhuk7m-5tE0YHmJileLCw6MzEy9aiya4PmZGwhaoWpGMmCnp0c0tHEjvB0T/s400/mr.big.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xHvwQTYQVsdv81fEtE_Yi5Bk0CsCpjMikJA4DhCV-9lrndlad3LaKKhSDDbUXgHSl_qc80QFigs4M3rrjOG7sZuB5ESTOYcb1JDWu3H5W9w8WzTll-3BBWa_RpcvfGQ2KPzrZ7Ks-EiC/s1600-h/studio+floor+lamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208154777980538418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xHvwQTYQVsdv81fEtE_Yi5Bk0CsCpjMikJA4DhCV-9lrndlad3LaKKhSDDbUXgHSl_qc80QFigs4M3rrjOG7sZuB5ESTOYcb1JDWu3H5W9w8WzTll-3BBWa_RpcvfGQ2KPzrZ7Ks-EiC/s400/studio+floor+lamp.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/item.asp?idProduct=731"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Studio Floor Lamp in Polished Nickel</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (They used a chocolate shade in the movie.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><br /></div><div><strong><em></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">In Carrie and Big's Park Avenue Penthouse:</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em></em></strong><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIRb8lS52snfIpnwC5DF9ykOEbbLrnP5FqJP9d6MCxiRFZr9LYrXnHSigf46Gk3dC75Vf43ydYnbRtJXzwD60SNA4VW9YHts2v2pC0-M-OwhvoQi1_rV0u4oHrvbmgD22_yIAJ1DNYyDY/s1600-h/carrie+and+big.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208154664437903842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIRb8lS52snfIpnwC5DF9ykOEbbLrnP5FqJP9d6MCxiRFZr9LYrXnHSigf46Gk3dC75Vf43ydYnbRtJXzwD60SNA4VW9YHts2v2pC0-M-OwhvoQi1_rV0u4oHrvbmgD22_yIAJ1DNYyDY/s400/carrie+and+big.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzaHgTdtoaih8rc_Sq-vG21IxKNSmX1M4xleOyB18QfSVe93RtEAybwxTJYvs2jFjEklCRtTnHCarBorNI8B3GhMrgQB7Gpu77h_enkCHe2a6u4qRJbztqzXh4GxsnUBJp4YXHrzF4b7m/s1600-h/venetian+sconce.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208154519757018386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzaHgTdtoaih8rc_Sq-vG21IxKNSmX1M4xleOyB18QfSVe93RtEAybwxTJYvs2jFjEklCRtTnHCarBorNI8B3GhMrgQB7Gpu77h_enkCHe2a6u4qRJbztqzXh4GxsnUBJp4YXHrzF4b7m/s400/venetian+sconce.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a></div></div></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/item.asp?idProduct=444"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Venetian Two Light Sconce </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">featured in the living room of the Penthouse</span></p>

Lighting Featured in the Sex and the City Movie

In my last post, I mentioned that my husband was in charge of the Visual Comfort ( Circa ) lighting used in the Sex and the City Movie. It w...

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Carrie's New Crib

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrXZg9kY067pGqMwdeI6vEqLK7r179NmG1y03DiI76cl18TbJon4hmcNqsF7fxc_Pf7Ro3i_8pSVd8UR8rQakuVNXGUzEyy_w1vy20ROpEVzkqoHxMrEBV32GWWCOdiKmGnkwmuKe2DqN/s1600-h/SATC+Movie+Carrie%27s+Apt.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207428608281003714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrXZg9kY067pGqMwdeI6vEqLK7r179NmG1y03DiI76cl18TbJon4hmcNqsF7fxc_Pf7Ro3i_8pSVd8UR8rQakuVNXGUzEyy_w1vy20ROpEVzkqoHxMrEBV32GWWCOdiKmGnkwmuKe2DqN/s400/SATC+Movie+Carrie%27s+Apt.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://casasugar.com/1675967"><span style="font-family:verdana;">CasaSugar</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> featured the following article about the set design for the Sex and the City Movie. I think what they did with Carrie's place was fantastic. I know that all of the sets were destroyed when the series ended in 2004. It was cool to see how closely they were able to recreate the spaces. It was so fun watching the movie (for the second time) with my husband on Saturday since he did all of the Visual Comfort and Circa Lighting that was featured in the movie. So, yes, my hubby touched virtually all of the lighting in Charlotte's apartment, the sconces in Big and Carrie's penthouse, Big's floor lamp, etc. And P.S., I loved Big's apartment. I thought it was so gorgeous that I wondered why they would go on and look for a different place. But alas, they needed a place where they could build a future together.</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207428482782383634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFTnvwCErrwbZ9-GYBKZ18u82r2f3zMo3f-AtiCHX2UqX1jLwKpwa9o76w9yOkcTHmofN7T5UTvrlED4V57KnEoxScFVvif2s7rkXfOcgqfjXxKIJmqtPXCEnN4lwdtgJar3ApBSkubA_/s400/SATC+Movie+Carries+APT+2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">CasaSugar Article:</span></strong></div><div><blockquote><br /><p><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was recently lucky enough to chat with </span><a href="http://casasugar.com/tags/sex+and+the+city"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sex and the City</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> production designer Jeremy Conway. While many of my Sugar friends were wowed by the clothing in the movie, I was blown away by the sets. I was particularly excited about Carrie's apartment makeover.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">My eye was definitely attracted to the bright blue shade on the walls of Carrie's apartment. Jeremy told me that he custom mixes all of his colors, but the brilliant, lovely ocean blue on Carrie's walls is very close to Benjamin Moore's Electric Blue. Concerning the dramatic change in Carrie's apartment, which was previously dressed in subdued, natural tones, and flea-market chic, Conway said, "Carrie had really grown up, but she wasn't living that life in her apartment yet." The challenge in the redecorating was designing an apartment that seemed like it could be a little more organized, lived in, and put together. One important change was to fit a dining table into the house, "so it could be a place that she and Big could have dinner together." </span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Conway said that redecorating the iconic apartment of Carrie Bradshaw definitely made him a bit nervous. "[Writer and director] Michael Patrick King didn't see the apartment until the day before shooting started. He came into the living room and said nothing, and I thought, 'Oh no,' and then he started to tear up, and again, I thought 'Oh no,' and then Michael said that it was fantastic." </span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">The surprising source? </span><a href="http://www.therugcompany.info/default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Rug Company</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">! In particular, my eye was attracted to a gorgeous piece of art in Carrie's redecorated entry. I asked Jeremy if it had been commissioned or painted by a local artist. No — that as well was from The Rug Company! The lovely damask-patterned rug in the picture below? Also from The Rug Company.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Image Credit: Craig Blankenhorn/New Line Cinema via <a href="http://casasugar.com/1675967">CasaSugar</a></span></p></blockquote></div></div>

Carrie's New Crib

CasaSugar featured the following article about the set design for the Sex and the City Movie. I think what they did with Carrie's place...

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Today is the day...

<span style="font-family:verdana;">an old chapter ends as it was my last day as a teacher. However, a new chapter is about to begin. I am so excited about my new career and all of the possibilities that it holds that I haven't yet felt sad about leaving my teaching job.</span>

Today is the day...

an old chapter ends as it was my last day as a teacher. However, a new chapter is about to begin. I am so excited about my new career and al...

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