My Story

Life is full of surprises, right?

Hi, I am Angelina. The desire to create my own lighting designs was a long-held aspiration. The surprise was in discovering exactly how.

I was always inspired by ART DECO style and in every facet of its appeal: architecture, furniture, lighting or jewelry.  One can find the style in most stylish hotels, restaurants and bars worldwide, from Paris and New York to Shanghai and Zürich etc.

I spent many years in technical roles until the beginning of the pandemic, in early 2020. The pandemic accelerated our need to improve the lighting when it became our mandatory workplace for a while. The pandemic period gave me extra time, previously occupied by other activities, and it triggered my artistic and creative side. I was never satisfied with the lamps on the market, which were often made from plastic or other short-lived materials. Unless, of course, one opts for a different category — so called designer lights — where the price rises very quickly sometimes without any guarantee of longevity.

I began playing with the idea of using antique ART DECO glass shades from old chandeliers — pieces that had already been in service for almost a century. The heavy glass required an equally solid backing plate, made from aluminum or brass, to hold glass shades weighting 3-5 kg. That’s how the first prototype came to life — converting an antique chandelier into a contemporary lamp. It took several iterations to refine the backing plate into a perfect design that was both functional and aesthetically complete. These contemporary glass lamps can now be mounted to walls, ceilings or on tripods. I believe using energy-saving smart bulbs, like those from Philips, in the lamps adds real value to the whole concept. 

REdiscovered, REdesigned, and REbuilt these ART DECO lights shine new and are built to last another century. By giving a new life to old chandeliers, we built products for a sustainable future.

My ART DECO lights are the main focus of this website. However, I have also curated a few private collections of other French glass objects from ART DECO period —including bowls, vases, posters and bonbonnieres — to give you a deeper insight into the belle époque 1920s-1930s, its glass artists, objects, style and their stories.

I presently live in a small historical town of Zug, on the lake located between Lucerne and Zürich in Switzerland. I work with local and international customers.

Sincerely, Angelina