Karlsgodt with one of her Victorian-style lampshades in her home studio in New York. Photos: Justin J Wee for/The New York Times
When Ivy Karlsgodt set out to make her first vintage-inspired lampshade, she took her time: She sketched out a design, gathered her materials and spent hours carefully cutting and stitching pieces of chiffon, silk and velvet onto a metal frame in the shape of a drooping tulip.
The end result had gold and red fabrics overlaid with sheer pleating and long black fringe."I was very proud of how it turned out, and I’m still really proud of it,” Karlsgodt said.
