Lonno Lodge Hotel in Watamu, Malindi, Kenya» lamps http://www.lonnolodge.com Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:07:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Nazir’s brass http://www.lonnolodge.com/2010/nazirs-brass/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nazirs-brass http://www.lonnolodge.com/2010/nazirs-brass/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:11:05 +0000 Aldo http://www.lonnolodge.com/?p=1217 For the western people, used to choose the desired objects on a brochure, in shops or supermarkets, it seems pretty unusual that to buy a lamp you have to select a pattern in the images of a book, make pencil sketches and then look at the craftsman who will create it.

This was the case for Lonno Lodge’s brass lamps, present in the exteriors and in some rooms, and that was the procedure we followed.

It was not easy to find a craftsman, but it was a pleasure to meet Nazir who from thin sheets of brass, with great care and bending, eventually embossed with a clever job of chasing to create unique objects.

His shop is in the old town of Mombasa.  If you go there to meet him, he will welcome you with a smile.

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