Venturesome Manhattan lighting designer Lindsey Adelman creates dramatic chandeliers, pendants and decorative objects that draw on natural forms and frequently see an integration of blown glass, porcelain and vintage brass.
Having already earned her undergraduate degree in English, Adelman worked as an editorial assistant at the Smithsonian museums until she met a woman carving french fries out of foam for an exhibition. This chance meeting proved to be a turning point in her life, as Adelman decided to pursue a career in design.
Adelman began to work for a manufacturer in Seattle that produced hand-blown glass lighting fixtures after earning a degree in industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design during the late 1990s. She determined that she would focus on lighting design and moved to New York City.
In Manhattan, Adelman cofounded a lighting studio called Butter with designer David Weeks in 2000. Six years later, she opened her own eponymous firm. The studio’s inaugural design was Adelman’s Branching Bubble chandelier, an elegant, sculptural fixture that features hand-blown glass spheres created by Brooklyn artist Michiko Sakano. It gave way to a collection of other chandeliers, pendants, sconces and floor lamps.
Adelman’s work, which is inspired by poetry, nature and art by the likes of Alberto Giacometti, has been exhibited at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. She served as a judge for the 2015 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award and led design workshops for kids that were hosted by the institution. Her provocative Catch collection of pendants was exhibited at the Nilufar Gallery in Milan.
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Lindsey Adelman Hammered Bronze Table Desk "Cricket" Lamp TL.01.01
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a TL.01.01 Hammered Table Lamp from the Branching Disc collection by Lindsey Adelman--it embodies the union of two seemingly disparate aesthetics—industrial precision and org...
Metal, Bronze
Lindsey Adelman Liminal Collection Vessel
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The Liminal collection is about the threshold between consciousness and unconsciousness, and also refers to the place between the bronze and glass. The state between liquid and solid, referring to both metal and glass, alludes to the place where two people meet and collaborate. Glass artist Michiko Sakano blows directly into Darcy Miro...
Bronze
Lindsay Adelman Agnes Chandelier - 14 Bulbs for Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Lindsey Adelman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Agnes is a modular metal structure composed of anodized aluminum hardware and white glass shades. Articulating joints allow the bulbs to orient in various ways, ranging anywhere from...
Aluminum
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Lindsey Adelman. Custom Wood chuck Pendant Hanging Chandelier
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Designed in 2012 produced, circa 2013 Wood, malachite, bronze Excellent condition Measures: 48" H x 2.5" W x 2.5" D Provenance: Lindsey Adelman Studio NYC.
Malachite, Bronze
$3,484
H 22.5 in Dm 24.6 in
Beautifully Hand Carved wood Chandelier with Striking Alabaster Shade Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and striking design, early 20th century pendant. This antique, five-light chandelier from the Art Deco era is another one of our recent great finds. The wooden body and ar...
Alabaster
$3,300
H 12.5 in W 11 in D 12.75 in
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Taupe "Cricket" Desk Lamp, Circa 1955
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Dark Camel "Cricket" Table Lamp, Wall Lamp. Featuring the adjustable perforated dome Bakelite Shade in a natural, earthen coloration (Pantone ...
Brass, Steel
Bronze Pendant Chandelier Light
Located in Rochester, NY
High quality bronze pendant light. Verdigris patina. Interior with six candle lights and one down light. Six feet of matching bronze chain, early 20th c...
Bronze
$466 / item
H 7.88 in Dm 5.91 in
Artistic glass lightbulb chandelier Murano Bulb Marcantonio X Multiforme #01
By MARCANTONIO, Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
The art of Murano glass meets the iconicity of a bulb, together they give rise to a brilliant piece of furniture: a lightbulb, a chandelier or whatever your imagination suggests. Mu...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Kalmar 'Hase TL' Table Lamp of Brass & Leather - 2 PCS IN STOCK
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Utrecht, NL
Table lamp model 'Hase TL' by Austrian Kalmar Lighting. The freestanding lamp 'Hase' from 1954 is another exemplar of the Wiener Werkbund. Using simple metal t...
Brass
$2,800 / item
+ 1 moreH 24 in W 60 in D 1.75 in
Up & Down Pendant Contemporary Minimal LED Linear Pendant w/ Custom Patina, UL
By Aurora Lampworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek and minimal, the up & down features bi-directional lighting for a variety of applications. The up-lights and down-lights can be wired as ...
Aluminum, Brass
1969 Ingo Maurer 'Bulb Bulb' Pendant , USA
By Ingo Maurer
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Iconic oversize 'Bulb Bulb' from Ingo Maurer . Could be hang from the ceiling or lay loose on the floor. Contain one regular E26 size socket rated at 60...
Plastic
$2,775 / set
H 9.45 in Dm 3.55 in
Collection of 3 Ceramic Vessels by Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Sweden, 1950s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have curated a group of stunning pieces of ceramics made in Sweden during the 1950s. These pieces have been gathered and put together by us, carefully sorted and now ready to be g...
Ceramic
Huge Mid-Century 72 Bulb Tubular Sculpture Chandelier
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Truly remarkable vintage chandelier from the 1960's. Requires 72 individual dimmable S11 bulbs(included). 36 facing up and 36 facing down. Each bulb is hidden behind an angular cu...
Aluminum, Wire
Gino Sarfatti 2097 30-Bulb Chrome Chandelier for Flos
By Gino Sarfatti, Flos
Located in Miami, FL
Thirty incandescent bulb 2097 chandelier originally designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1958 for Flos. This piece was produced circa 1990s and maintains the Flos label. The 2097 Chandelie...
Chrome
Antique Bronze Finish Desk Lamp c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique desk lamp featuring a bronze finish, a tilting adjustable rectangular hood shade, and a heavy base. Bakelite push button on/off switch. Linear fluorescent bulb. ...
Metal
Chrome Cascading Mid-Century Six Bulb Pendant Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Chrome Cascading Mid-Century Six Bulb Pendant Chandelier, Italy, 1960s Six chrome column pendants, suspended from a circular white ceiling disc in a casca...
Metal, Chrome
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H 39 in W 64 in D 21 in
Modernist Hand-Blown Transparent Glass Five Globe Chandelier by Lindsey Adelman
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist chandelier by celebrated designer Lindsey Adelman showcases a harmonious blend of industrial elegance and artisanal craftsmanship. Featuring five hand-blown t...
Bronze
Lindsay Adelman Hammered Bronze Branching Disc Chandelier
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Spectacular Mobile-Like creation from New York Artist and Designer Lindsay Adelman. Dynamic and striking mixed Metal brushed hammered bronze branching ...
Metal
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H 22 in W 80 in D 29 in
Lindsey Adelman Branching 7 globe chandelier in Brushed Brass w/ grey glass
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Vancouver, BC
Inspired by natural phenomena, Branching explores the visual tension that results from mixing handblown glass with machine-made metal parts. BB.07.45 with structure in oil rubbed bro...
Brass
Lindsey Adelman Branching 7 globe chandelier in Oil Rubbed Bronze w/ clear glass
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Vancouver, BC
Inspired by natural phenomena, Branching explores the visual tension that results from mixing handblown glass with machine-made metal parts. BB.07.45 with structure in oil rubbed bro...
Bronze
Lindsey Adelman Liminal Collection Vessel
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The Liminal collection is about the threshold between consciousness and unconsciousness, and also refers to the place between the bronze and glass. The state between liquid and solid, referring to both metal and glass, alludes to the place where two people meet and collaborate. Glass artist Michiko Sakano blows directly into Darcy Miro...
Bronze
Lindsey Adelman Liminal Collection Vessel
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The Liminal collection is about the threshold between consciousness and unconsciousness, and also refers to the place between the bronze and glass. The state between liquid and solid, referring to both metal and glass, alludes to the place where two people meet and collaborate. Glass artist Michiko Sakano blows directly into Darcy Miro...
Bronze
8-Arm Smoked Glass and Bronze Branching Bubbles Chandelier
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Chicago, IL
Large branching bubbles 8-arm chandelier with hand blown smoked glass bubbles. Finish: oil-rubbed bronze. Bubbles diameters range from 7"-9". Rod is 42" ...
Bronze
Lindsay Adelman Agnes Chandelier - 14 Bulbs for Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Lindsey Adelman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Agnes is a modular metal structure composed of anodized aluminum hardware and white glass shades. Articulating joints allow the bulbs to orient in various ways, ranging anywhere from...
Aluminum
Handblown Glass and Bronze Object Curiosity Vessels by Lindsey Adelman
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Chicago, IL
Small handblown glass vessel with brass water chestnut stopper by designer Lindsey Adelman. Charming and beautiful glass object for decorative use. Each vessel features a hand blown clear glass bottles with solid brass stoppers cast from “nature gone wrong.” Hybrid water chestnuts become curiosities...
Brass
Lindsey Adelman Custom Branching Bubble Chandelier
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Designed in 2013, produced circa 2013 handblown glass with machine- made metal parts. Excellent condition. Suspension can be 36" or 72" stem. Measure: 18" H x 68" W x 23" D x 4 L...
Brass
Lindsey Adelman Custom Woodchuck Pendant
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Designed in 2012 produced, circa 2013 Wood, malachite, bronze Excellent condition Measures: 48" H x 2.5" W x 2.5" D Provenance: Lindsey Adelman Studio NYC.
Malachite, Bronze
Branching Bubble BB.10.24 by Lindsey Adelman
By Lindsey Adelman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lindsey Adelman's Branching Bubbles BB.10.24 explores the visual tension that results from mixing hand-blown glass with machine-made metal parts. Lindse...
Brass