At Brooklyn Designs, designer and illustrator Charlie Brokate will exhibit his range of lamps and lighting designs under the label charliedoes. Those familiar with Brokate's work will testify to the designer's affinity to minimalism and unfussy iconography. Brokate's aesthetic sense trickles into his modish lamps and to me each lamp is akin to visual poetry.

Charliedoes Lamps. Designed by Charlie Brokate.

Brokate with his lamps have immortalized everyday images and all his lamps have been laser cut with hand-applied graphics. The Boy Lamp for me represents the crucial coming of age period that each young man experiences when transiting from adolescence to adulthood. The images on the lamp emanate an aura of gentrified nostalgia and yarn an ephemeral story that is poignant and soulful. The Lamps measure 15″ high and have a 10″ diameter.

If the Boy Lamp tries to encapsulate the essence and innocence of an idyllic childhood then the Barcode lamp demonstrates the designer's inventiveness. Seeking inspiration from something as pedestrian as a barcode, the lamp ensures that you never ever dismiss those little black lines which are usually associated with something as banal as consumerism.

I cannot but help feel that all lamps by Charliedoes express a sense of realism. To me, the belief that beauty is right in front of us in everyday objects and imagery is potent and stimulating. The lamps can be integrated into any living space as they exude a calm quietude by emitting a pristine glow that is muted yet powerful.