As I write this blog entry it is cold, and growing colder outside, and this lamp, which looks like it is covered with snow, caught my eye. On first sight it appears to be a snow globe, with the snow on the outside. This globular lamp, however, was designed in 1999 by noted Italian architect...

Now on view in The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s, this mocha pot by Ladislav Sutnar effortlessly combines functionality with modern design.