Last weekend I was midway through a huge plate of Indian take-out (I love Amin‘s Chicken Tikka) and had one of those gross moments where I realized that I’d fallen into an unhealthy food hole. For months I’ve been nursing my stress level with take-out, cupcakes (see yesterday’s cookbook post) and copious amounts of banh mi, so I decided it was time to give my stomach a break. For the next two days (I somehow made it through Monday despite Two Boots Pizza’s best efforts), I’m living on a series of juices from Blueprint. I’ve done the cleanse before and felt amazing after I finished, but what they don’t tell you is that about eight hours into the cleanse everything around you starts to look like food. I feel like Newman when he pictured Kramer as a turkey. When I saw these beautiful lights from designer Lee Broom, they immediately reminded me of chocolate bars wrapped in gold foil. They also remind me of Lego pieces, but right now my stomach’s interpretation is winning.

Lee’s “One Light Only” (OLO) lights, unveiled last week in London, are inspired by Art Deco jewelry and fashion photography from the late 1970s. Each pendant has a matte white or polished gold exterior cut to look like a faceted jewel. The interior of each light contrasts with the exterior finish, so the white pendant has a gold interior and vice versa. I’d love to have a series of these lining a hallway or a dining room table — they’d make a stunning statement grouped together. Click here to check out these lights and more of Lee’s work online. xo, grace

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