Objects of Lust: New From Clarissa Hulse

British textile designer Clarissa Hulse just unveiled her 2008 home collection -- and as usual, I want it all.

The collection of handprinted silk lighting, pillows, and throws includes three color palettes, all equally lovely. Above: Urban Jungle: High-contrast black and ivory with pops of intense, almost neon color.

Tide: Soothing sea blues, greens, and grays.

Dune: Earth tones and subtle metallics that invoke the desert.

Prices start at 65 pounds sterling ($130) for drum lampshades and go up to 425 pounds ($850) for handprinted silk throws -- which kind of sucks if you're paying with anything other than pounds or euros.

But Hulse's new designs are so pretty that I couldn't help sharing them here. Plus, we can always hold out hope that some of these items will eventually make their way into the Clarissa Hulse Saleshop, where older offerings can be nabbed for up to 75 percent off.

Check out the 2008 collection right here.

Cool Stuff: Patterned Shades from Lamps Plus (Yes, Lamps Plus)

I know what you're thinking: Lamps Plus?

And I want it to be known that I'm not normally a Lamps Plus kind of gal -- I find most of their offerings alarmingly banal, and a few of them downright tacky. Plus, I generally try to avoid the sort of generic strip malls where one might stumble upon a Lamps Plus emporium.

But I was Googling "patterned drum shade" the other day -- don't ask me why; this is just the sort of thing that I do. And up popped the shade above (Harris Marcus Blue Flower Shade, $60) -- which, I have to admit, is pretty darn stylin'.

Intrigued, I clicked through to take a look, and then surfed around a bit to see what other surprises might lay in store in the long-underappreciated Lamps Plus lighting empire. There was a whole lotta fuglyness, to be sure -- but I also found these:

Cherry Blossoms Opaque Giclee Shade, $60

Harris Marcus Leaf Shade, $55

Harris Marcus Blue Leaf Shade, $60

And yes, once again -- these are from Lamps Plus. Go figure.