(my small collection of table lighters) I'm a self-proclaimed classic movie junkie. I grew up in a very small / very modest town in Appalachia, which never seemed to fit me properly. I would watch these films, or rather study them, and somehow feel right. I wanted to be Paul Varjak, C.K. Dexter Haven, Caleb 'Cal' Trask, Brad Allen (Rex Stetson), and sometimes (or, rather too often) Schatze Page. They were cool. They dressed with such amazing style, spoke with elegant and witty candor, they drank scotch, smoked, drove beautiful cars, always got the girl (or guy), and were all around awesome.... in my opinion. These movies have been such an influence in my life, not just in the way that I design, but in the way that I live. One prop, in general, stands out to me as a symbol of chicness unparalleled in today's films -the table lighter. Smoking, although I'm not a fan of, was not only standard in film, but in life. I don't smoke. I can't stand the smell of it. But, there is something somewhat intriguing about it. It's a sort of classic ritual, and when performed properly and with appropriate accoutrement; a silver cartier cigarette case, a tiffany lighter, etc. can be quite dashing. ***images provided by: google image search, and table-lighters, with the exception of first photo of my collection provided by my phone.
