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Light Night 2009 by Linda Florence

A collection of lighting by wallpaper designer Linda Florence is on show in the mezzanine bar of the Broadway Cinema and Media Centre in Nottingham, UK.

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Florence collected second-hand lamp shades from Deptford market in south London and decorated them with hand-printed wallpapers and dyed trimmings.

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The installation is part of events program Light Night Nottingham and will remain in place until 2 March.

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Photographs by Linda Florence and Julian Hughes.

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Here's some text from the designer:

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Light Night 2009

Linda Florence has installed a new intimate collection of suspended, retro standard and table lamps in the Mezzanine Bar of The Broadway Cinema and Media Centre in Nottingham. The lights are part of Light Night Nottingham and will be installed until the 2 March. The traditional shaped lamps have been gathered from Deptford market in south London near to Florence’s studio and redesigned with ornate hand printed wallpapers and dyed braiding and tassels creating lush clusters of light.

Mezzanine Bar and Lounge, The Broadway Cinema, Broad Street, Nottingham.

Funded by Arts Council East Midlands and Produced by Sue Crabtree and Jane Greenfield.

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