"Such was the case when John MacLaren started making porcelain light fixtures. MacLaren had been making custom furnishings for 20 years when his gaze drifted upwards: While visiting the home of a friend in Sagaponack, his pal noted that he'd n ever seen contemporary flush-mount light fixtures as beautiful as the antique ones in his historic home. MacLaren wondered if he might be able to make some."
""It's more about proportions that I like and maybe some kind of a suggestion of period," he says. There's one fixture that looks a bit Art Deco-like; others, like the ones with a very simple cove profile, skew quite contemporary. Every detail down to the thumb screws has been carefully considered. The glazes are a mix of quiet neutrals and surprisingly punchy hues."
John MacLaren created porcelain light fixtures to fill a gap for contemporary flush-mounts with antique beauty. He had twenty years making custom furnishings and earlier experience molding ceramic Beatrix Potter figurines for museum gift stores. MacLaren prototyped miniature scaled fixtures, developed glazes, made molds, and engineered a mounting system. MacLaren Fixtures Co. launched in 2018. Designs reference period proportions without direct copying, ranging from Art Deco-like to simple contemporary cove profiles. Details including thumb screws and a palette of quiet neutrals and punchy hues are carefully chosen. Every light is made to order in Long Island City with about an eight-week lead time. Primary customers include architects, interior designers, and homeowners.
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