4FLighting

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The attention to detail that used to go into the design of everyday household objects still sometimes takes my breath away. My job is to show that effort in a new but still useful context.

My lamps are mostly made from objects that have outlived their original purpose and have some quality that suggests they will play well with light. When I'm lucky, they come together in a way that combines elegance, strangeness, and a bit of humor.

Because I work with used items - whatever I run across at thrift stores, salvage yards, garage sales, or can't resist on Etsy or eBay - and because I hate to repeat myself, all my lamps are mostly one of a kind or variations on a theme.

As much as possible, I try to respect the original objects - along with whatever patina or wear they've picked up over the years - and incorporate them largely unaltered into the piece. This means that if you buy one of my lamps, you're highly unlikely to see one just like it in your cousin's living room.

Getting the parts to fit together harmoniously, and finding them in the first place, is a time-consuming enterprise. And vintage just keeps getting more expensive, especially here in California. My prices reflect those realities.

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