One of my favorite lights originated in the New York City underground at the turn of the last century. Subway lights epitomize the early industrial style with their strong utilitarian lines and their clever solution to a unique problem – how do you keep a glass shade from shaking loose in an environment full of vibration? As far as I can tell these lights weren’t used on the subway cars themselves (early photos show only bare bulbs in the subway cars), although the same solution was used for lights on more posh train cars of the era. But the subway platforms provided enough vibration that...

After the purchase of a new home or when nearing the end of a remodeling project many of our customers are excited to shop for lighting and forget to come prepared. Selecting the proper lighting for a space requires several important factors that if thought out before hand can make browsing through our nearly 1,000 lights on display a less overwhelming experience. Of course matching the style and era of a light fixture to your home is top of the list in making a decision, but these other important factors will weigh heavily on the process of  making the perfect choice: Scale – The most...