Ingo Maurer Birdie Collection

Collyn loves this… Because cupid’s arrow has struck. Ingo Maurer, the German, contemporary lighting design hero, began this now iconic collection in 1992 with Birds Birds Birds, a chandelier of dove-winged bulbs, only to build on the piece’s success with the subsequent Birdie lamp, Birdie’s Nest and the single-bulbed Lucellino wall and desk lamps. The collection’s enduring strength comes from its balance of folk quirkiness and its elegant form. Every wing is hand-crafted from goose feathers; delicate and serene, they seem to duck and dive like a flock of swallows, caught in a mid-air takeoff, proving there’s far more to angel’s wings than Victoria’s Secret could ever imagine. From £383.15