Matt Kotlarczyk is the sculptor behind Cincinnati’s Refined Sugar Studio whose lighting designs caught many an eye at ICFF. Shown above is the Refined Cereal light fixture, the forbidden fruit of the designer’s childhood. The temptation, like the bold colours of the images, will not fade over time. Another noteworthy piece we saw was the Eat Me dining table with a glass tabletop resting over 1, 800 tiny white bulbs. Amongst these are red bulbs that form words derived from the letters in the word MEAT. A light sequencer allows the words and phrases (EAT ME, FAT ME, EAT MEAT, ETC.) to appear randomly at the six place settings. Kotlarczyk also created low tables out of gold encrusted chandeliers from Cincinnati’s Albee Theater.

+ Refined Sugar Studio

Refined Cereal



Eat Me



Albee Low Tables