Talking Shop – Design, lifestyle and inspiration

Unmissable and unmistakable in many of the images of our newly re-launched Chelsea store, Isamu Noguchi’s elegant Akari lights are now also available online…

Christmas starts in earnest today, with both of our London stores hosting a Christmas shopping event (from 1.30pm to 8pm), offering lots of fun, festive tastings, demonstrations from a variety of companies plus a few surprises along the way. See our Christmas Events…

In the second of our teams’ Christmas gift picks and pics: Assistant Manager Fleur, from our Marylebone store, chose Mathieu Challières’ charming La Volière floor lamp: ‘This is colourful and fun, for both adults and children – I would love to buy…

Just a quick reminder that the 15% off Flos lighting offer runs until Monday 31 October – and while the brand is indelibly associated with big-ticket, statement pieces, such as the Castiglionis’ design classics (and let’s face it…

Ok, so we’re enjoying a bit of an Indian summer at the moment, but the evenings are drawing in and our thoughts are turning to lighting – updating and adding where needed or maybe just looking to create a fresh…

The good old, faithful Hector lamp has acquired some impressive new curves…. To mark the 21st anniversary of the founding of Original BTC Lighting and the centenary of Michelin House, Terence Conran has guest-designed the Hector Bibendum table lamp, a…

Check out this blown-glass lamp, the first piece from our new autumn lighting collection to come online: it’s called the Tidelight and was launched at this year’s Milan Salone. It was designed by Brittany-born, Paris-bred Pierre Favresse…

Josh Moore on the problems posed by ceiling lights and the sheer brilliance of the Arco floor lamp: ‘You ever had the conundrum of popping t’big light on, to find a large shaft of light emanating from the ceiling, directly…

They are familiar to us from years of poring over interiors magazines – the show-stopping chandeliers and lights that define a room and never date, all produced by just one company:

Here is a sneak peek at some new additions to our extensive collection of lighting by Original BTC. They will be arriving online next week and join a line up that includes the timeless Task and Hector ranges, the classic Cobb rise-and-fall lamp…