Journal — Historical

The Palatines didn't leave much behind. They arrived in the Hudson Valley in 1710 on ships after spending years waiting on boats in New York Harbor. They had left Europe as refugees, and they dise...

At Quittner, we design historically-informed lighting, but we also restore antique and vintage fixtures from the past. When people come into our store, they often ask how they can use an antique fi...

A fellow advocate for layering pieces from different time periods, Kate usually specifies vintage light fixtures for her rehab projects. This time, she challenged us to create a set of new, histori...

On a day in 1935, ceramist Harold Horine and his mother, Maude, packed up their car in their hometown of Hollister, Missouri, and headed west...It is unknown who was driving, which is indicative of...

The Union Street Kitchen fixture is one of Ben’s personal favorites, and so we’ll let him run with the story from here: I took inspiration from gasoliers of the latter half of the 19th century to ...

It’s often said that good design takes time, money, or (and ideally) both. This is because strong rooms require layering. This isn’t the same as clutter, and watching Ksenya Malina, the Founder and...