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Handcrafted Lighting Guide

Handcrafted lighting explained with benefits, styles, artisan processes, quality comparisons, cost insights, and key reasons for luxury choices.

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Large Statement Chandeliers: A How-To Guide

When it comes to lighting design, size and scale are just as important as style. A chandelier or pendant that’s too small can feel underwhelming, while one that’s oversized without intention can overpower a space. For designers and builders, striking…

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4 Decorative Lighting Pitfalls to Avoid by Levi Wilson

With more than a quarter century of lighting industry experience, Levi Wilson brings unique insights to his role as Hammerton’s VP of Design. Over the last three decades, Levi has collaborated with hundreds of design professionals, and he possesses an…

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Decorative Pendants: Beyond the Breakfast Bar

Pendants came into their own with the advent of the open kitchen, but today these decorative and extremely practical fixtures can also enhance the aesthetic appeal of just about any room in the home. As Houzz contributor Lisa Frederick puts it, “Not…

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Remodeling? Five Lighting-Related Pitfalls to Avoid

Are you including new decorative light fixtures in your remodeling project? If so, read on to avoid some common (and often very expensive) oversights. Remodeling projects pose unique challenges for lighting. Since remodels typically have to accommodate constraints imposed by…

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U.S. Made Lighting: The Environmental Argument

Understandably, the major argument supporting the case for buying U.S.-made goods focuses on economic health in terms of jobs. Surprisingly, however, there’s not a lot written about the environmental benefits of buying domestically (although we did love environmental columnist Jennifer…

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Bulb Basics – What to Look for Today

To achieve the right lighting, you not only have to choose the right fixture for the right application but the right bulb, too. Clients often come to us with lighting dilemmas such as bulbs burning out too quickly or a…

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LED Scientists Win Physics Nobel Prize

The world is now a brighter and more sustainable place thanks to three scientists who succeeded where all others failed in the field of lighting technology. Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura were awarded this year’s Nobel prize in physics for inventing the…

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Materials We Love: Ecoresins

You may not have heard of ecoresin before, but you’ve most certainly seen it. This translucent co-polyester sheet material can be found almost everywhere you look. In the interior design world, it’s most often used as a decorative architectural panel that diffuses…

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Plated Finishes: There’s a Better Solution

If you’ve ever wondered why Hammerton doesn’t offer chrome or other plated finishes as standard options, just google ‘metal plating facility + Superfund’ and you’ll see 71,700 reasons why.  Superfund, of course, is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s program that…

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Mixing Materials in Lighting Designs

At Hammerton, we’re passionate about exploring – and expanding — the boundaries of lighting design. To do this, we’re continuously broadening our palette of design elements – shape, form, composition, space, texture and, of course, materials.   This show-stopping chandelier…

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