Self-taught designer Bec Brittain grew up surrounded by creative minds: Her mother is an artist, her father had a woodworking business, and her paternal grandparents and step-grandfather were architects.
In 2011, after serving as a design director for Lindsey Adelman, Brittain founded her own studio in Brooklyn and created the SHY light. The piece, whose name derives from the initials of her architect grandmother, Sarah Hitchcock Yerkes, was an immediate success, launching Brittain’s career.
The designer moved her studio to Manhattan in 2016 and opened an adjacent showroom in 2017.
Brittain makes all her products in New York with the help of local artisans and fabricators. A project called Aries, which was presented by 1stDibs in a 2018 exhibition during the Salone del Mobile in Milan, is an ode to Olafur Eliasson’s set design for the ballet Tree of Codes.
Find Bec Brittain chandeliers, wall lights, table lamps and other furnishings on 1stDibs.
$2,780 / item
Bec Brittain Shy Sconce: Customizable Brass Sconce
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Shy light uses the spare beauty of thin LED tubes to define the edges of its shape; in this way the function of the piece is created by its form, and vice-versa. It is also inspi...
Brass
Bec Brittain Shy Sconce 2', Customizable Brass Sconce
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Shy light uses the spare beauty of thin LED tubes to define the edges of its shape; in this way the function of the piece is created by its form, and vice-versa. It is also inspi...
Brass
Bec Brittain FKA THEMIS Six Sconce, Marble Bracket, and Hand Blown Glass
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originally inspired by Victorian balancing toys, Themis combines handblown glass diffusers with an elegant marble and brass bracket to provide a soft glow....
Marble, Brass
Bec Brittain FKA Themis Surface Mount, Brass LED and Hand Blown Glass
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originally inspired by Victorian balancing toys, Themis combines handblown glass diffusers with an elegant marble and brass bracket to provide a soft glow. The forms are derived from...
Brass
$5,400 / item
Seed Table Lamp
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Seed takes its name from seed crystals—the microscopic structures that catalyze the formation of larger crystalline systems. I was drawn to this concept as a way to explore nature no...
Marble, Brass
$8,600 / set
Bec Brittain Shy Beam Pair, Brass LED Floor Lamp
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Shy light uses the spare beauty of thin LED tubes to define the edges of its shape; in this way the function of the piece is created by its form, and vice-versa. It is also inspi...
Brass
$11,500 / item
Seed Floor Lamp
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Seed takes its name from seed crystals—the microscopic structures that catalyze the formation of larger crystalline systems. I was drawn to this concept as a way to explore nature no...
Marble, Brass
Aries III.I Wall Sconce with Faceted Glass and LED lights
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Aries was inspired by the artist Olafur Eliasson’s concept and set design for the ballet Tree of Codes where the dancers wore all-black suits highlighted with LEDs. The Brushed Brass...
Aluminum
Bec Brittain FKA THEMIS 27 Balancing Sconce, Marble Bracket, and Handblown Glass
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originally inspired by Victorian balancing toys, Themis combines handblown glass diffusers with an elegant marble and brass bracket to provide a soft glow....
Marble, Brass
Brass Butterfly Sconce
By Henri Fernandez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass butterfly sconce attributed to Henri Fernandez. Requires four E14 base up to 40watt bulbs ( included ) Can be hard wired to the wall or just sc...
Brass
Table or Wall Lamp Vienna, 1950s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Wien, Au
Table lamp or wall lamp vienna 1950s Brass polished and stove enamelled Rare modell.
Aluminum, Brass
$5,900 / set
H 25 in W 7.5 in D 4 in
Modern Murano Glass Sconces, Hand-Blown Smoked Glass & Brass Frame
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass paneled sconces; each crafted with three curved panels of hand-blown smoked glass on a brass frame. We love the moder...
Brass
Apparatus Studio Median 1 surface mount 11" Aged Brass and Alabaster
By APPARATUS
Located in Vancouver, BC
The translucent alabaster planes of the median shapes are intersected by a fluted brass form, referencing traditional Middle Easter Jewellery while push...
Alabaster, Brass
$5,900 / set
H 20.25 in W 7.5 in D 4.25 in
Murano Glass Alligatore Sconces, Hand-Blown, Modern Design, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of sconces, Italian, from the island of Murano. This pair is made of hand-blown glass with a beautiful “alligatore” texture. They have been newly wired to fit US standards. T...
Murano Glass
$1,600 / item
+ 1 moreH 18 in W 5 in D 6 in
Pillow Wallflower LED Brass Wall Sconce w/ Blown Glass & Pull Switch 'mama'
By Aurora Lampworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As artists, one of the joys in life is to fall in love with a color, shape, or idea. That is what happened with the Pillow Glass. Once in hand it became a fun exercise to see how man...
Brass
Brass Globe Sconce Light
By Michele Varian
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple modern sconce to accent your bedroom, bathroom, or work space. This contemporary light also works well in a commercial setting restaurant, retail, or office space. Designed...
Brass
$1,600 / item
+ 1 moreH 18 in Dm 5 in
Pillow Wallflower PinUp Plug-in LED Brass Wall Sconce w/ Blown Glass 'mama'
By Aurora Lampworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As artists, one of the joys in life is to fall in love with a color, shape, or idea. That is what happened with the Pillow Glass. Once in hand it became a fun exercise to see how man...
Brass
$1,500 / item
+ 1 moreH 13 in Dm 3 in
Pillow Wallflower PinUp Plug-in LED Brass Wall Sconce w/ Blown Glass 'Baby'
By Aurora Lampworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As artists, one of the joys in life is to fall in love with a color, shape, or idea. That is what happened with the Pillow Glass. Once in hand it became a fun exercise to see how man...
Brass
$3,000 / item
H 38 in W 13 in D 9 in
Halo Sconce 4, Brass, Hand Blown Glass Contemporary Wall Sconce, Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
Kalin Asenov designs and fabricates lighting in Savannah, GA. Asenov works with a team of artisans and manufacturers to prototype, and build all pieces in his studio. The design o...
Brass
Bullseye Wall Sconce Light with Hand-blown Glass and Brass
By Arjun Rathi Design
Located in Mumbai, Maharashtra
The Sugar Collection draws inspiration from our emotional connect with food. Almost everyone has some nostalgic memory of Indian desserts and our indigenous candy and the collection ...
Brass
Brass Fleurish Sconce
By Michele Varian
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple modern sconce to accent your bedroom, bathroom, or work space. This contemporary light also works well in a commercial setting restaurant, retail, or office space. Designed...
Brass