Lighting Materials

AGED BRASS, BLACKENED BRASS, AND OIL-RUBBED BRONZE FINISHES ARE PATINATED BY HAND AT THE APPARATUS FACTORY IN BROOKLYN, NY. WAX IS APPLIED TO EACH PATINATED PIECE TO STABILIZE COLOR WHILE RETAINING A LIVING FINISH THAT WILL DEVELOP AND AGE WITH GREAT INTEGRITY WHEN CARED FOR APPROPRIATELY.

TARNISHED SILVER FINISH IS ACHIEVED BY ELECTROPLATING AND A HAND-APPLIED TINTED LACQUER. THIS LACQUERED FINISH DOES NOT AGE OVER TIME.

LIGHTING SERIES : ALL SERIES

Leather is cut and applied by hand to each order, using apparel grade materials with a satin appearance and thin application.

LIGHTING SERIES : ARROW, REPRISE, CYLINDER, METRONOME

Suede is cut and applied by hand to each order, using apparel grade materials with a soft and rich appearance.

LIGHTING SERIES : ARROW, REPRISE, CYLINDER, METRONOME

Three leather cord hues have been selected to perfectly accompany the four semi-precious stone options.

LIGHTING SERIES : TALISMAN

These semi-precious stones have a natural landscape of colors, fissures, and inclusions. We celebrate the diversity of nature and select a beautiful array of stones for each fixture, all of which are unique.

LIGHTING SERIES : TALISMAN

The unique material, with a history of use in pottery, jewelry making and textiles, is fashioned into a tubular design that honors the wefts of horsehair.

LIGHTING SERIES : HORSEHAIR

Brass mesh has been transformed into a flexible tube that covers electrical and structural elements with graceful swags.

LIGHTING SERIES : LARIAT

Porcelain shapes are made by slipcasting, where liquid clay is poured into plaster molds and finished by hand. You may see marks of the making process including bubbles suspended in the once liquid clay or seam lines where the molds once came together. Each shape is delicate yet robust, emiting a quiet glow.

LIGHTING SERIES : LANTERN, link, TRAPEZE, TRIAD

We celebrate glass as a natural material that is fashioned by human touch. Glass-making processes vary depending on the piece, but all APPARATUS glass can include the marks of the making process. Mouth blown, cast and pressed glass are among our processes and pieces can include suspended bubbles, seam lines from molds and variation to precise lines that indicate how each piece was once molten liquid.

LIGHTING SERIES : SYNAPSE, TASSEL, REPRISE, LARIAT, TALISMAN, CLOUD, SIGNAL