The Flare Journal
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Luis Barragán (1902 to 1988) was a Mexican architect who won the Pritzker Prize in 1980. He used thick planes of strong colour on plain plastered walls and...
Syrie Maugham (1879 to 1955) was a British interior designer famous for all-white rooms using mirrors, pickled wood, plump white upholstery and indirect light. The lesson for today...
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese way of seeing beauty in what is imperfect, simple and aged. In a home it shows up as soft, uneven walls, muted colour and...
To add character to a new-build home, add the things it lacks, in this order: a ceiling rose in the room you use most, a pair of wall...
Match the pediment to the age of the house and the door: a clean triangular or shallow curved piece for Georgian doorways, a more decorative leaf or scroll...
Luis Barragán (1902 to 1988) was a Mexican architect who won the Pritzker Prize in 1980. He used thick planes of strong colour on plain plastered walls and...
Syrie Maugham (1879 to 1955) was a British interior designer famous for all-white rooms using mirrors, pickled wood, plump white upholstery and indirect light. The lesson for today...
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese way of seeing beauty in what is imperfect, simple and aged. In a home it shows up as soft, uneven walls, muted colour and...
To add character to a new-build home, add the things it lacks, in this order: a ceiling rose in the room you use most, a pair of wall...
Match the pediment to the age of the house and the door: a clean triangular or shallow curved piece for Georgian doorways, a more decorative leaf or scroll...
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Use the rose sizer: enter your room size and ceiling height and it draws the room to scale, gives a size range and shows the Flare roses that fit.
Open the rose sizer →Each ceiling rose comes with a 50 mm opening for the flex, or with no wire hole if you'd rather cut your own. Pick the centre option on the product page. Not sure? Send Joseph a photo and your measurements.
Message Joseph →Choose a battery LED with remote, which needs no wiring at all, or a mains E14 version for an existing wall point.
Shop wall lights →Yes. Paintable pieces can blend with your wall or ceiling, or stand out in a contrasting colour. Natural cast and primed finishes need different preparation.
Fitting and painting guide →Every piece is made to order, so the dispatch time is listed on each product. Delivery within the UK is free.
Delivery details →Plaster, cast by hand in our Shrewsbury studio. The wall lights are cast in fibreglass reinforced plaster.
See how they're made →Yes. Interior designers, architects and trade professionals can apply for trade terms, including matched pairs, sets and bespoke sizes for certain designs.
Trade accounts →Follow the studio on Instagram. Pieces are moulded, cast and finished in our posts and stories.
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