Diane Keaton Has a Lighting Line—and It's Made for Nancy Meyers-Sized Houses
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Who among us has not gazed longingly at Diane Keaton, cast as a clueless yet somehow impossibly chic middle-aged woman in the likes of Something's Gotta Give, and thought, "I wish I could have her life?" Well, now you can get one step closer: The beloved actress has launched her debut line of lighting, a modern, monochromatic collection with a scale fit for a home straight out of Nancy Meyers-land.
The Keaton Industries Collection, as the line is called, is a joint venture with Keaton and luxury furniture purveyor Aidan Gray. It made its debut at last week's High Point Furniture Market, alongside a party where Keaton was on hand to sign copies of her design book, The House That Pinterest Built.
If you read that book—or even just have it sitting on your coffee table—you may have unknowingly gotten a hint at what was to come with the lighting line. Much like the cover of her book, Keaton's collection sticks to a simple palette of black and white, incorporating new riffs on classic patterns like marble, houndstooth, and plaid.
"Why black and white? Because color can be too demanding," explains Keaton. "I told myself, one day I would live in a home surrounded by the beauty of simplicity and the reassurance of a repeated design element." It's an apropos attitude from a creative who has developed a personal uniform that made the turtleneck iconic long before the days of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
"Whether in film, fashion, or interiors, Diane Keaton is known for her iconic point of view, which resonates perfectly with our modern offerings,” says Randal Weeks, CEO of Aidan Gray. “Her mastery of black and white and penchant for creating industrial interiors brings sophisticated edginess to each room, both of which is reflected in the lighting we are producing as the first part of our collaboration.”
The Keaton Industries Collection allows customers to create their own combinations of scale and pattern with an assortment of hardware options, all without straying too far from those time-tested neutrals.
Perhaps the most arresting element of the collection, though, is the size of many of Keaton's shades—houndstooth and wide stripes cover massive drums, some over three feet wide. Or, in movie-buff language, just the right scale for one of those drool-worthy Nancy Meyers houses.
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