We like to start with asking ourselves "why" we are in this business. We love art deco and its subtypes because there's something so inspiring and appealing about the style because it's luxurious, modern, and hopeful all at once. What better way to enjoy that style than applying it to lighting, something fundamental to all of our homes and businesses.
1) We KNOW our stuff! We are a small but specialized retailer of art deco, streamline, machine age, and modernist antiques which gives us the opportunity to really curate our collection and focus on understanding the details, like history, materials, designers, and manufactures of the items we sell. We love to research and are constantly learning new information about the items we sell and love to share that information with our customers.
A) Unique Background: We have a unique blend of experiences in the technology, design, and photography fields which gives us a unique perspective within the antiques and home/commercial lighting businesses. We understand the fundamentals of lighting techniques and also can help you pick out the perfect lighting to design your particular space. Just send us a message!
2) We RESTORE our lighting. While we pick many of our own items and source items from pickers, we do not sell "barnyard" condition items. Our focus is on providing you a great experience discovering beautifully restored items that are ready to use in your home or business without worrying if they are safe, clean, authentic, and restored.
A) Electrical Safety: To ensure the safety of all of our products we thoroughly test all electrical components for continuity and replace components that are worn out. As a rule, we ALWAYS replace the electrical wiring and plugs to ensure they are up to modern electrical codes.
B) Cleanliness: Each and every item is fully disassembled and cleaned appropriately for the materials present.
C) Authenticity: We always disclose the decade in which an item was made or whether it is believed to be of the art deco period or not.
D) Quality Restoration: We go through an in-depth restoration process on most lighting we sell that includes research, cleaning, replacement of missing/damaged parts, repainting/polishing, rewiring, reassembly, and finally electrical testing. You can learn more about that on our restoration process page.
