Style is in the details!
I've always been drawn like a moth to a great vintage table lamp. But after repeatedly finding beautiful lamps topped with rusty, generic, or simply unattractive finials, I decided in 2012 to start making my own.
My approach as a maker has remained pretty simple: Does it already exist? If it does, I look elsewhere for inspiration.
I began by creating lamp finials from slices of natural agate. They proved popular, and what started as a solution for my own lamps quickly became an ongoing exploration of materials, objects, color, and form.
In 2014, I introduced a collection of lamp finials made from Asian carved stone pieces through my original Etsy shop, Pythagoras Place, established in 2010. That same year, my finials expanded beyond Etsy to Hunter's Alley, an offshoot of One Kings Lane, as well as OneKingsLane.com and Chairish.
Over the years, I've continued to seek out unusual materials and decorative elements that can be transformed into something unexpected for a lamp. My designs have incorporated everything from specimen-grade minerals and carved stone to vintage objects, glass, porcelain, and reclaimed graffiti paint—sometimes known as graffiti fordite.
That constant search for something different remains at the heart of TopFinials. Rather than treating the finial as an afterthought, I see it as an opportunity: a small detail capable of changing the personality of an entire lamp.
Every TopFinials design is hand-assembled in Wisconsin using commercially available components and decorative elements that I select, adapt, and combine into my own designs. Finials are secured using jeweler's-grade adhesive, and some designs incorporate clay, epoxy resin, or plaster to alter, reinforce, or stabilize the decorative element. Individual components may also be reworked through drilling, sawing, painting, or other modifications when a design requires it.
Because lamps, shades, and decorative elements vary, I'm always happy to answer questions about a particular finial or its suitability for your project.
Table lamps are found throughout our homes, yet their finials are so often overlooked. TopFinials gives that tiny finishing detail a chance to become something worth noticing.
Think of it as jewelry for your lamp. After all, style is in the details.
