Known as a vintage curator and founder of the Instagram shop Loft and Thought, Carmen Nash finds inspiration inClearwater-based design tastemaker salutes her favorite folk stories through natural materials like abaca and terra-cotta. Standout lamps in the collection include the Morri (a tribute to Morrison) and the Pezante (designed in honor of the matriarchal figure in Julie Dash’s ). “In my world of design, palm fronds become lampshades, and lighting is rendered through the visual retelling of my favorite [novel] passages,” says Nash. “I hope that showing lighting through my lens evokes joy and thought.”
