Lily Brook was the first big lighting project for our house. We spend a lot of time in the kitchen and we wanted the lighting to be functional and fun.   
       
     
 Stainless steel mesh was used to make dandelion fluffs.    Strips of stiff mesh were shaped into temari balls for the interior structure and tufts of very soft mesh were attached to the outside to make them fluffy. Hue LED lights fit inside the
       
     
 The dining room light has a curved maple spine that connects ribs of maple holding LED strips. Stainless steel hardware suspends the fixture over the table.    We collaborated with Fritz Muegenburg of Berkeley Mills to work through the details
       
     
 Our house was built around an oak tree. The tree was the loveliest part of the front porch, which was otherwise quite dark. When it died and had to be removed, we reworked the front porch to include trees of light.
       
     
 Our house is not visible from the street and can be a little hard to find. We added illuminated house numbers to help.
       
     
 Cats wait for us to come home at the window by the front door.  
       
     
 Handmade mulberry paper was cut into billowing shapes and arranged above a crown molding.
       
     
 Glass shades are suspended from a decorative junction box on the ceiling. A circle of fused glass and a machined aluminum ring form the box.
       
     
 A project for a friend that started with five jars of cherry jam.
       
     
 Ken has a gorgeous piece of glass made even more special by illumination from below.