Shades of Color – Lighting Glass Through The Years, Part 1

As we introduce our own new reproductions of classic colored glass shades, I thought it'd be fun to take a survey of lighting glass through the years. And because by "years" I mean about 100 of them, we'll do it in two doses...

New Colors for Glass Shades

A quick Q & A with Product manager of Lighting, Tony Penca. Blog: So Tony, with all of the colors out there, why did you choose yellow and blue to add to your assortment? Tony: Well, we chose yellow and bottle blue for a couple reasons: They are historic colors that are also beautiful.  The ...

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Holophane. Industrial beauty.

Holophane is one of the one of the oldest manufactures of lighting in the world. Founded in London in 1898, they used the joys of science and mathematics to direct and amplify what little light carbon filament bulbs put out. These beauties were crafted out of borosilicate glass, a tough hardworking medium used in everything from cookware to telescopes optics.