With expansive luxury ski homes set against the scenic backdrop of Montana's Gallatin National Forest, the Yellowstone Club exudes rugged grandeur. Indeed, 'rugged grandeur' is a perfect descriptor for the massive custom Craftsman project that our production team just finished for…
OCEAN REEF CLUB, KEY LARGO FL The largest private residential club community in the U.S., Ocean Reef Club debuted its new 30,000 square foot Carysfort conference center in 2016. Working closely with the on-site team, Hammerton designed and fabricated…
An oxymoron? We disagree. Indeed, conventional wisdom would claim that quality craftsmanship rarely comes at a competitive price. But quite the opposite is true at Hammerton. We’ve spent two decades refining our operational skill set to serve a wide range…
Welcome to our ‘View from the Shop’, a monthly custom spotlight series presented by the Hammerton design team. Each month we’ll give you a ‘first look’ of one or more recent custom projects hot off the shop floor, and share insights about…
Inspiration comes from many places. In the case of this particular design, it was from a car engine. Way back in 2010, our team collaborated with a vintage car enthusiast on a signature chandelier for his Florida oceanfront residence, and…
Often, it all starts with just one fixture. In this case, the fixture was an indoor cover sconce — and from that single concept grew a series of crisply-lined fixtures in the striking combination of custom white glass and black…
Like so many great artists, Dale Chihuly makes the outrageously complex seem entirely effortless — in scale, materials, design and detail. So when Hammerton was tasked with creating decorative lighting for a large living space defined by one of his…
In design, as in life, there’s usually a high correlation between commitment and success, and today’s large mountain residences offer a great example of that. Most luxury mountain interiors, whether rustic, contemporary, or somewhere in between, celebrate authentic materials and touchable textures: think reclaimed woods,…
Fundamentally, woven steel mesh is a rugged utilitarian material. But in lighting design is it suited solely for gritty, industrial interiors? We don't think so. A decade ago, our design team fell in love with mesh because they saw remarkable potential…
While the term "Chateau style" connotes images of fairytale-like 16th & 17th-century castles dotted along the sylvan Loire River in central France, the aesthetic is more broadly representative of a mix of late Gothic and Italian Renaissance influences. Collectively, these…
One of our greatest joys at Hammerton is working with fearless design clients who are willing to break the rules. This new Washington, CT residence is case in point: while the simple lines and hand hewn materials of the exterior…
We crafted hundred of custom fixtures last year. Some involved major design modifications to catalog products to achieve specific size, scale, aesthetic or functional requirements, while many were completely designed from scratch. Below are a few favorites that provide good insight into…
While Hammerton is best known as a custom lighting manufacturer, our catalog offers close to 1,000 fixtures in styles ranging from rustic log & timber to sleek contemporary. Many customers purchase within standard specifications, but most take advantage of our…
On the heels of the enormously popular Bezel/Gem and Parallel introductions – both featuring integrated LED – we’ve added an LED option to several other top-selling fixtures. Drums, pendants, linear suspensions and sconces from Tempest, Urban Loft, Downtown Mesh, Tweed…
Some stories can be reduced to a brief summary with the popular phrase, “In a nutshell.” The Hammerton story is better abbreviated with, “From a pinecone.” Indeed, this unassuming little collection of seedpods is a mighty symbol of both our organic…
Our superior quality standards at Hammerton demand the very best in everything we do. So when it came to adopting an LED platform, we were patient. Our clients expected the highest performance level from their Hammerton fixtures, but the…
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