在過去的十年裡，朱莉·尼爾在室內裝飾行業引起了轟動。作為新奧爾良的照明設計師，朱莉在設計了她的第一件訂製燈飾後就知道這是她的使命。從那時起，她錯綜複雜的家具為許多房間(以及許多設計師)帶來了靈感！創造客製化照明的藝術和工藝是她的熱情和畢生的工作。尼爾的每個設計都親手繪製,並且會監督每一個樣品的加工處理過程，在她的新奧爾良工作室，每一個燈飾都會被精細製作,並且仔細潤色。每一件都是手工製作的，所以每一件都是獨一無二的。

Julie Neill has made quite the splash in the interiors industry over the last decade. As a New Orleans-based lighting designer, Julie knew this was her calling after designing her first piece of custom lighting; since then, her intricate fixtures have inspired many a room (and many a designer!) It is both the art and the craft of creating custom lighting that is her passion and her life’s work. Neill draws each design by hand and oversees the finishing of each piece, which results in a beautiful artisan-made fixture, skillfully crafted and carefully rendered in her New Orleans studio. Each piece is handmade, so every piece is truly unique.

大量手工製作的飾面是朱莉·尼爾設計的另一個顯著特徵。除了客製化飾面外，還有一系列“標誌性飾面”，這些飾面是結合古老的技術開發的，例如燙金、油漆分層、粉末顏料、石膏和蠟。在金色、銀色或其他色調的變化上，她也沒有限制。 「如果我們創造了一個看起來非常好的新組合，我們就會添加它，」她解釋道。

The multitude of hand-applied finishes is another distinguishing characteristic of Julie Neill’s designs. In addition to custom finishes, there is an array of “signature finishes” that have been developed through a combination of ancient techniques such as gilding, paint layering, powdered pigments, gesso, and wax. There’s no limit to how many variations on gold, silver, or other hues she has available either. “If we create a new combination that looks really good, we’re going to add it,” she explains.

尼爾說，她最喜歡的過程是為 Visual Comfort 設計新的燈具，該公司獲得了她的原創設計的授權。 「我所有的照明設計一開始都是一件被點燃的雕塑，它們被掛在天花板或牆上的燭台上。」她說。 “在我的腦海中，它們最初都是一件雕塑，然後它們變成了有用的物品。”

Neill said the process she enjoys the most is designing new lighting fixtures for Visual Comfort, a company that licenses her original designs. “All my lighting designs start out as pieces of sculpture that are meant to be lit and hung from a ceiling, or on a sconce on a wall,” she said. “They all start out as a piece of sculpture in my mind, and then they become a useful item.”

在新奧爾良土生土長的尼爾從小就對設計產生了濃厚的興趣。 「我小時候用書櫃做了娃娃屋。我甚至做了娃娃家具，」她說。當有人給她媽媽的地毯樣品時，尼爾立即將它們創造性地使用。 「我可以用綁上一袋麵包的扭結來做枝形吊燈，」她笑著說。對於這位美術專業的裝飾畫家來說，沒有任何材料是禁區——她的客戶也知道這一點。

Ever since she was a little girl, New Orleans born and bred Neill has been intrigued with design. “I made doll houses out of my bookcases as a child. I even made doll furniture,” she relates. When someone gave her mom carpet samples, Neill immediately put them to creative use. “I can make chandeliers out of the twist-ties that close a bag of bread,” she laughs. For this Fine Art major and decorative painter, no material is off limits – and her clients know it.

她從喬治亞州的艾格尼絲斯科特學院畢業後參加了室內設計課程，並開始在室內設計公司工作。 “很多客戶都在尋找（他們可以在腦海中想像出來的）東西，但我知道我可以為他們做到！ 從那時起，我開始為客戶製作作品。”

She took interior design classes after graduating from Agnes Scott College in Georgia and began working at an interior design firm. “So many clients were looking for something [they could picture in their minds] that they couldn’t find, but I knew I could make it for them! That’s when I began making customers’ pieces.”

對於設計師朱莉·尼爾來說，一切都以藝術品的形式開始和結束。當尼爾在德爾加多大學學習製圖時，她已經獲得了美術學位。 在那裡，她碰巧因為好玩而上了一門室內設計課程，她被迷住了。後來，作為一名室內設計師，尼爾被要求為展廳設計一個客製化的燈具。 最初的作品非常受歡迎，以至於尼爾很快就發現自己只專注於照明設計，但她從未真正離開過藝術界。

For lighting designer Julie Neill, everything begins and ends as a work of art. Neill already had a fine arts degree when she enrolled at Delgado University to study drafting. While there, she happened to take an interior design course for fun, and she was hooked.Later,as an interior designer, Neill was asked to create a custom lighting fixture for a showhouse. That initial piece was so well received that Neill soon found herself devoted solely to lighting design, but she never really left the art world behind.

“一個好的室內設計不是僅依賴家具、裝飾或窗簾；它取決於建築空間和室內設計元素之間的交流。”

“A great interior doesn’t rely on the furnishings, the décor, or the drapery; it relies on how well the architecture of the space and the interior design elements speak to one another.”

"燈具可能是任何環境中最具變革性的元素。它能照亮和激發我們的活力，真正的塑造了我們對周圍環境的體驗」弗拉尼根解釋道。

“Lighting is perhaps the single most transformative element in any environment. Its power to illuminate and animate—literally—shapes how we experience our surroundings,” Flanigan explains.

一個空間可以透過適當的照明完全改變。我建議將照明類型分層，以便您可以根據您的任務和一天中的時間調整房間的亮度。根據房間的需要，我結合了嵌入式燈、吊墜燈和壁燈等等，所以氣氛可以隨著開關的翻轉而改變。

A space can be completely transformed with proper lighting. I recommend layering lighting types so you can adjust the room’s brightness depending on your task and the time of day. I incorporate recessed lights, pendants, and wall lights, etc., so the atmosphere can change with the flip of the switch.

我們每個人都有一個獨特的、原始的特徵來表達我們的個性和標誌我們的身份。可能是我們笑的方式或眉毛的怪癖讓我們變得獨特而難忘。我們在家裡也需要這樣的東西──一種能明確確立個性品質的特質。它可能是一幅引人注目的繪畫或雕塑。也許它是一個漂浮的樓梯，似乎穿過一個寧靜的入口大廳向上漂浮，或者是一個由非凡材料精心製作的物體，它令人驚嘆。

Each and every one of us has a distinct, original trait that expresses our personality and marks our identity. It might be the way we laugh or the quirk of an eyebrow that makes us unique and unforgettable. We all need something like this in our homes as well—a feature that establishes an unmistakable quality of individuality. It might be a striking painting or sculpture. Perhaps it’s a floating staircase that appears to levitate upward through a serene entrance hall or an object so exquisitely crafted from extraordinary material that it inspires wonder.

「我在新奧爾良長大，我確信那是我對美好事物的熱情的發源地。這座精緻、歷史悠久、獨具特色的城市所孕育的創新精神一直激勵著我。熱帶氣候、風景如畫的建築和另類的生活方式是我無盡的靈感源泉。”

“I grew up in New Orleans and I’m sure that's where my passion for beautiful things was born. I’ve always been inspired by the creative spirit that gave birth to this exquisite, historic and unique city. The tropical climate, the picturesque architecture and the off-beat way of life are an unending source of inspiration to me.”

賈科梅蒂也是如此，他也對我的設計美學產生了巨大的影響。他的家具和照明是古典現代藝術的極致。我第一次在巴黎畢卡索博物館看到他的石膏照明燈飾，我感覺到了地球在震動。

The same is true for Giacometti, who has also been a huge influence on mydesign acsthetic. His furniture and lighting are the ultimate in classicallyinspired modernism.The first time I saw his plaster lighting in the Picasso Museum in Paris,I felt the Earth move.

我們相信手工燈具的改變力量。深深尊重工匠製作的傳統，創造精湛工藝和持久美麗的燈飾是我們的使命。我們的藝術家將古老的技術與現代感結合在一起，陶醉於製作過程，從而產生了我們所熟知的美麗燈光。

We believe in the transformative power of hand crafted lighting. Deeply respectful of the tradition of artisan made objects, it is our mission to create lighting of exquisite craftsmanship and lasting beauty.Marrying age old techniques with a modern sensibility, our artists revel in the crafting process which results in the beautiful lighting we are known for.

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