Lighting

Before the wire, there was flame. Every lamp in the world began as a way of getting through the evening.

Lighting means antique and vintage fixtures from Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the Americas: Chinese and Japanese lanterns in wood, paper and brass; Moroccan and Turkish pierced metal lanterns; Indian brass oil lamps and temple diyas; European iron candlestands and chandeliers; Roman and Middle Eastern clay oil lamps. A smaller group of contemporary designs joins them.

Many of these forms were made for oil and candle. Patinated brass, hammered iron, mica, glass and carved wood decide how a fixture colors the light it gives. A pierced Moroccan lantern throws a lace of shadow across a stairwell ceiling; a pair of turned candlestands frames a fireplace.

The sun, after all, only works the day shift.