I didn't know that it was such a design icon at the time... so when I inquired about the price and was told £370 I really had to do my best not to let my jaw hit the floor in shock. It looked so simple.
Back to the drawing board I told myself. Except... I couldn't go back to the drawing board. I'd seen the perfect light and none of the compromises or nearly-copies were good enough.
So after Coco had had a bare bulb hanging in the middle of her room for about three years I just decided not to compromise and to suck it up. I bought a bubble light. A slightly smaller (and therefore cheaper) saucer bubble.
![George Nelson Bubble light in Coco's bedroom George Nelson Bubble light in Coco's bedroom](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNTigqYx6B0flyCgnpUQhDa1-Oit28XV1mY6QE-dJgBOX09Pw3Ngxmv3eS5ktMupD82T3szEu1_u-RjjFS1qbtoqJdzuirkUpRU0l03R-lt-zwcIs6FuatvRKWBuTK2wK6_lFih_jZwYx/s1600/IMG_2035_cocos_rrom2.jpg)
Here it is - in Coco's room... and I love it.
![George Nelson Bubble light in Coco's bedroom George Nelson Bubble light in Coco's bedroom](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_PqZnOzHl9yMchzRXrzKE7jVgC1n0ML9CqM-DCzn9FOsbB7PObH05T2NT759m9K9uPlTiKpYQ4utUvRF9Lf_ojho5h2g4DW5TsEhs0jQG9j3gjOBj8GkSk8RXZTD_SqLYGOdxFy6rfY0/s1600/IMG_2034_our_light.jpg)
Every time it catches my eye I appreciate it.
It just works, it's elegant and simple and lovely.
Our friends Pauline & Jo have a wall mounted version which I took a photo of last year (you can see more photos of when I had a snoop around their flat here)
![George Nelson wall hanging bubble light photographed by Alexis www.somethingimade.co.uk George Nelson wall hanging bubble light photographed by Alexis www.somethingimade.co.uk](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsza0Er5Ry-Kl1eF2BJpeS3F_X0zxWIX8UaJqArcERQzmIWHgdqIWJRHWWAQ1MkN8TxPruyb_ep3hrsYIIqiD9qrDand1ajhiNoBK8-BPhyzS6P4ooI175g5SFjO83tqKDEqUFaJOOr89/s1600/IMG_8039.jpg)
I suppose the moral of the story is that design icons are icons for a reason...
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