Modern craftsman lighting
FaulknerWorks is the brainchild of Truckee, California architect Greg Faulkner in partnership with Leo Burke, and Brian Hijos - a team which combines the skills of an architect, theatrical lighting designer, artistic metal fabricator, and electrical contractor. I dig their products which are basically extracted from the custom fixtures and hardware that Greg Faulkner has designed for his commissions over the years.
I almost worked for Faulkner Architects many years back when I lived at Tahoe... I was all fired up to work there until they told me what my salary would be... ahem. Anyway, what I like about Faulkner's work is the balance and contrast of the modern and the rustic. There is a hand-made feeling (obviously owing much to the American Arts and Crafts movement) yet with an aesthetic informed by modern and industrial design and materials. I would love to see an even more modern evolution of this design thread.
Link: FaulknerWorks
Designer: Greg Faulkner - Faulkner Architects
(FireSign Steep Down fixture shown above)
Faulkner's designs emerge from the vocabulary of standard steel profiles and shapes - plate, mesh, I's, etc. - and from the processes of welding and fabrication. The hand of the craftsman is definitely evident in the design and final product.
SunnySide Down
Jack's Lantern
FireSign Up
Lean To (left) and FW Street Light (right)
SpeedBoat Ave (a fixture apparently inspired by Brockway)
