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 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
$5,218 / set
H 9.06 in Dm 3.15 in
Midcentury Modern Collection of 6 Vessels Carl Harry Stålhane Rörstrand Sweden
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These vases and bowls from Rörstrand and maker/designer Carl Harry Stålhane, are a great example of midcentury modern quality and design made in Sweden during the 1950s and 1960s. Th...
Ceramic
Large Collection of 25 miniature vessels - John Andersson - Höganäs
By John Andersson, Höganäs Keramik
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large collection of 25 vessels, most of them designed by John Andersson and all of them produced at Höganäs about 1950s. The tallest one is 9 cm (3.6") and the smallest one is 1.5 ...
Stoneware
$2,725 / set
H 9.45 in Dm 3.55 in
Collection of 3 Ceramic Vessels by Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Sweden, 1950s
By Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund
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
$4,348 / set
H 11.42 in Dm 3.55 in
Collection of 4 Ceramic Vessels by Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Sweden, 1950s
By Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have curated a group of 4 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...
Ceramic
$2,021
H 18.9 in Dm 20.48 in
Anodised Aluminium Planter / Vessel Multi-Coloured from Cosmos collection
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Cosmos extends the exploration into manually anodised aluminium pieces. Building on the success of Grow-UP planters for MCQ in 2021, the collection showcases abstract anodising dye p...
Aluminum
$2,029 / set
H 24 in W 10 in D 10 in
Art Deco Collection of 7 Sculpture Vessels and Vases Sweden 1920s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have assembled an collection of 7 Art Deco decorative and hand made vases and bowls made in Sweden during the early 1900s to 1930s . They used to have functionality as well as loo...
Blown Glass
Three-Piece Collection of Diminutive Stoneware Vessels
By Otagiri Company
Located in Ferndale, MI
This three-piece collection of diminutive vessels includes an Otagiri Japan brown and orange glazed weed pot with concentric circles (label intact), a vi...
Ceramic
Nomad Jar Lindsey by Gilles & Cecilie
Located in Geneve, CH
Nomad Jar Lindsey by Gilles & Cecilie Unique Dimensions: H 9 x W 6.5 cm Material: terracotta with iron Gilles and Cecilie Studio created the Nomad Jar Family to explore drawing...
Iron
Thom Lussier Ceramic Vessel #2, from the Oxidized Copper Collection
By Thom Lussier
Located in New York, NY
From Thom Lussier's Oxidized Copper Collection - a series of ceramic vessels that stand out for their rich textures and brilliant palette of copper and turquoise...
Stoneware
Thom Lussier Ceramic Vessel #3 - From the Oxidized Copper Collection
By Thom Lussier
Located in New York, NY
From Thom Lussier's Oxidized Copper Collection - a series of ceramic vessels that stand out for their rich textures and brilliant palette of copper and turquoise...
Stoneware
Fenestration Vessel, Gloss White 'Twisted Vessel Collection'
Located in Dunedin, NZ
Introducing the Fenestration Vessel, a stunning and sophisticated addition to the Twisted Vessel collection that brings the beauty of nature into your living space. Inspired by the o...
Porcelain
Collection of Four American Arts and Crafts Pottery Vessels
Located in Astoria, NY
Collection of Four American Arts and Crafts Pottery Vessels, comprising: two Peters & Reed Landsun bowls, a polychrome glazed ceram...
Ceramic, Pottery
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