Introducing the Archive Collection
For nearly thirty years, we have been building an archive alongside our work—collecting historic fixtures, preserving drawings, and assembling a library that reflects the breadth of what has been made, and what remains possible. With the introduction of the Remains Lighting Archive Collection, we are opening that body of material as a resource for the clients, architects, and designers with whom we work.
The Archive Collection brings together a range of material: past custom commissions, significant antique fixtures, discontinued SKUs from our made-to-order collection, unrealized designs from our own studio, and historic precedents that continue to inform how we approach our work. Some pieces date back three centuries. Others are more recent, but equally instructive. This collection will grow over time with the addition of custom projects, antiques, and material that expands its scope and usefulness.
A pair of chandeliers with a hand hammer-raised body, reproduced from a European 1960s example. Commissioned by Andrew Law.
We include historic photographs and drawings not only for reference, but because they reflect a level of craftsmanship and design thinking that remains relevant. Many of these images document fixtures that are no longer intact, or that exist only in fragments. Others show ideas that were never realized. In them, we see a direct connection to the way we work today. As a contemporary workshop, we study these materials closely and, when appropriate, reproduce or reinterpret what they describe, translating them into fully realized pieces with a combination of historic methods and present-day tools and engineering.
A historic watercolor on paper stamped by the early 20th-century Art Glass Fixture Co.
Our work is commissioned for discerning clients across residential, religious, institutional, and commercial settings worldwide, each with its own requirements of scale, detail, and performance. We collaborate closely with our clients to develop new designs, adapt existing pieces, or create fixtures in the spirit of antiques. The Archive Collection supports that process by offering a shared point of reference—something to look at, respond to, and build from.
A contemporary reproduction of an antique single light sconce. Commissioned by Commune Design.
A custom exterior hanging lantern with solid brass framing and clear glass. Design and copyright by Sophie Harvey Design.
Detail and in-process photos of a solid brass wall lantern with cast and hand-wrought foliate details. Design and copyright by Tucker & Marks.
Everything we make is intended to last. Our fixtures are designed as enduring objects, meant to be used and appreciated over time, and ultimately passed on. The Archive Collection reflects that same perspective: a record of what we have gathered and made, and a foundation for what comes next.
