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Schoolhouse Electric Co. is an American manufacturer of period lighting fixtures and glass shades. Owner and founder Brian Faherty started the company in 2003 after discovering a cache of decades-old cast iron moulds in an upstate New York warehouse. The antique moulds were purchased, restored and put back into production. The collection represented some of the best examples of true American lighting design and inspired the founder to reproduce more than 100 light fixtures from the early 1900s to the middle of the twentieth century.
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Schoolhouse Electric Co.'s fixtures and shades are authentically American in design and are used in historic and contemporary buildings and homes. Fixture designs range from early electric to streamline modern[1]. The companies lighting parts are handcrafted by small vendors throughout the United States[2] and then each fixture is assembled made-to-order in Portland, Oregon.[3]
The company has showrooms in Portland, Oregon, [4] and in New York..[5] They publish a mail order catalog and have an e-commerce web site.
The company uses a closed loop manufacturing process so there is nothing that goes down the drain and they use 100% renewable wind generated power[6]. They offer optional high efficiency Energy Star GU24 pin-mounted fluorescent sockets for lower energy consumption.
The company recently introduced a first ever Artist Series [7] and a line of industrial chic fixtures with exposed parts and cloth wiring[8].
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.casasugar.com/1001874
- ^ http://www.reliableremodeler.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/19/schoolhouse-electric-part-two/
- ^ Publications, Home Buyer (November 11, 2005). "Old House Interiors". Home Buyer Publications – via Google Books.
- ^ http://nwrenovation.com/lighting/retailer-schoolhouse-electric-co/
- ^ Mangum, Aja (April 7, 2005). "Schoolhouse Electric Co. Opens on Vestry St. - Calypso Empire Expanding - Bellora Opens in SoHo - New Flagship for Cozy's Cuts for Kids - Valextra Opens in Saks - Nymag". New York Magazine.
- ^ "澳门新莆京app7748下载(官方VIP认证)-最新App Store". www.planetpinkngreen.com.
- ^ "Design Sponge Online – Get your design fix…".
- ^ "Lighting: New Fixtures from Schoolhouse Electric". Remodelista. January 5, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Schoolhouse Electric Co. Official Web Site Modern American Heirlooms