Last year we began to look at Facebook as a means of reaching out to you all, specifically when we couldn’t interact with you directly as we like to do most often. Earlier this week we crossed the 20,000 Facebook fan threshold into super stardom, but more importantly, toward a deeper community. Having you all with us is starting to feel like we’re embedded within a city of our own filled with people who all think alike about lighting and its importance in the world of design, architecture and art.
Thank you all for hopping aboard the train on this journey that we’ve chosen to embark on. We honestly couldn’t do it without you, foremost. Please, share your thoughts and remarks with us here or on Facebook. And stay tuned for an eventful 2012. We love you all!
In Hospitality Design magazine’s Products Profile, writer Jana Schiowitz pieces together the story of Niche Modern so far. The article features founders Mary Welch and Jeremy Pyles and focuses on the beginnings of the company and how it all started as an experiment, for lack of a better word. Also included is a great image drawn by young Max Pyles, son of Jeremy and Mary, of his take on Niche Modern lights, and one of Jeremy’s photographs revealing an early attraction to the subject of light. Check out our About Us page for more on the story of Niche Modern. Or pick up a copy of Hospitality Design, before the month of June is over, to read what Jana had to say! We’re delighted to be featured among the many other designers and projects featured in the HD Awards covered in the same issue.
The front cover of May/June 2011 Hospitality Design
Hospitality Design featuring Niche Modern founders
Niche Modern is now represented by a lovely shop in Hong Kong called Winston Lam’s Kitchen and Interiors. We’re really excited to see our brand growing internationally! Our lights were installed throughout the W Hong Kong in 2008. Jeremy had the chance to stay there last year and he thoroughly enjoyed the experience. There is a vibrant, ever-growing market for modern home furnishings and lighting in Hong Kong.
We were excited to see this recent coverage in squarefoot.com.hk. Check it out! And if you’re ever in the neighborhood, drop in and say hello to Winston! www.kitchensandinteriors.hk
The Cover of Squarefoot's May 2011 Publication
Niche Modern Chandelier Lighting in Squarefoot Hong Kong
Determining where to hang your pendant lights isn’t only a matter of specifying the best height or drop length; one of the first steps is envisioning which fixture best complements your personal space.
Take the Pharos – it’s slender silhouette makes a striking border along a lounge area or bar, and easily invites other fixtures to be grouped alongside. Each pendant’s cord set can be customized to hang at varied lengths, with the potential to create an eye-catching clustered effect.
Our Linear Canopy line allows as few as two or as many as five glass pendants to be installed with a single junction box. Choose the lower glow of the Minaret pendants, shown with the Linear 2, to create an intimate mood in your dining room.
At home above your kitchen peninsula, pendants with higher wattages can illuminate a chef’s workspace or simply make that plate of leftovers more inviting.
Admired for its simplistic style and fully customizable design, the five arm Sola 36 with Solitaire glass can satisfy a need for practical lighting in a larger living space or offer an updated take on the classical elegance of a ballroom.
There is no limitation, but your scope of creative vision.
Some popular ideas for hanging Niche Modern pendant lights
Pendant lights can be grouped together or hung solo
A linear canopy is a great kitchen lighting option
A stand-out edition to any brunch (or dinner, for that matter), our pendant lights accentuate the dining room and the sleek, modern design of the W Hotel in Hong Kong.
W Hong Kong dining room lighting featuring Niche Modern blown glass pendants
Niche Modern Solitaire, Aurora, and Terra pendants as featured in Saltwater in Detroit and Stonehill Tavern in California.
- Metropolis July/August 2008
Metropolis Magazine featured our pendant lights in two separate restaurants on opposite ends of the United States, accentuating each establishment’s unique design.
Metropolis issue featuring Niche Modern restaurant lighting projects
Niche Modern custom blown glass Aurora lighting at Stonehill Tavern
Metropolis Magazine featuring Niche Modern lighting at Spoon restaurant
Tony Chi's Saltwater featuring Niche Modern binary pendant restaurant lighting
