“Whether or not they directly reference the history of the grotto, today’s designers and artists have been returning to its central motifs: the juxtaposition of industrial and natural materials for instance. Exhibited as part of the 'Objects for a Heavenly Cave' show, Ficus Interfaith’s 'Crab Bucket' and Charlap Hyman & Herrero’s 'Nautilus Shell' lamps exemplify this implicit and, in some cases, explicit tension.”