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Journal

/01 The Journal

Notes on light, material and the rooms they live in.

By Beacon Home Store

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Journal / Beacon

“Step into Beacon. Be held by the atmosphere first, then find yourself in it.”– Beacon Home Store

/01About

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How we began

/02Philosophy

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What it is made of

/03Find us

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Where to buy

/02 EntriesLatest first

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Oct 6, 2026

Silk-look, not silk: what our pleated shade is made of

At night the shade is the lamp. Ours is pleated and silk-look, and it is not silk. Here is what it is made of, what it does to the light, and where its limits are.

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We name what a thing is made of, and what it is not.

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Oct 6, 2026

The price you see is the price at your door

A lamp from overseas should arrive with nothing to pay at the door. Here is what "duties paid" means, why it matters ...

/03 Made of

What a lamp is made of.

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Fabric

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Iron

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Ceramic

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Shell

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Wood