• The moment a lamp first moved me

The warm yellow glow of my childhood nightlight. It made me feel safe in the dark.

• What I do almost every day now

Test different color temperatures. Watch how light hits white walls, wood, and fabric.

• My top 3 lamp shade materials

Frosted glass – softens everything

Linen – lets the light breathe

Natural wood – adds warmth to any room

• What a good lamp should do

Not blind you. Stay quiet. Feel like a friend who never speaks but always stays.

• A lamp I would never buy

Any ceiling light with cold, harsh white. No soul.

• What I'm designing right now

A creamy wabi-sabi pendant lamp. I want the light to feel like 5 a.m. in spring.

• What I want to say to everyone who buys my lamps

You're not taking home a fixture. You're taking home how I understand light.

• How I want to be remembered years from now

He made lamps that made people's homes feel a little more like home.