Name the hubs for emerging American designers and you'll likely hear the usual suspects of Seattle, San Francisco, and Brooklyn. Look southward, too, though, for a crop of energetic young guns set on making their mark. One such designer, Atlanta-based Chris Hardy, enticed the iconic Italian lighting manufacturer FontanaArte to produce his new Wig lamp. Wig was designed for the iconic Italian brand FontanaArte and debuted at Euroluce 2011. Forty molded aluminum petals create the lamp's shade. Read our interview with the young designer. Photo 4 of 5 in Destination of the Week: Atlanta by Jaime Gillin

Destination of the Week: Atlanta

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Name the hubs for emerging American designers and you'll likely hear the usual suspects of Seattle, San Francisco, and Brooklyn. Look southward, too, though, for a crop of energetic young guns set on making their mark. One such designer, Atlanta-based Chris Hardy, enticed the iconic Italian lighting manufacturer FontanaArte to produce his new Wig lamp. Wig was designed for the iconic Italian brand FontanaArte and debuted at Euroluce 2011. Forty molded aluminum petals create the lamp's shade. Read our interview with the young designer.