• The inspiration for art | lighting.
    • Inspirations from pop culture to plants.
      • Materiality
      • Ability to manipulate lights to accommodate multiple scenarios or allow for change.
    • Bio-morphism and our robotic light fixtures.
    • Art Lights
      • Light sculpture explorations.
      • Solar animated light fixtures
  • Making and crafting light fixtures in the PNW .
    • The interface of digital fabrication and hand crafting.
  • Working with Designers and how we can collaborate.
    • Commercial projects; Google, HOK ‘s S&P 500 tower & others
    • Graphic communication; AutoCad, Sketchup & Revit models.
  • Our Sustainable Principles;
    • The fight against the disposable mentality in our culture and our goal to make multi-generational light fixtures.
    • Discuss integrated vs re-lampable LED technologies.
    • Our passion to reduce the use of plastics at all levels.
      • Using real materials and how our light fixtures incorporate less than 5% plastic.
      • Our packaging and shipping materials are all compostable.
      • Discuss porcelain, glass and metals.
  • Questions/Answers 

   

 The Inspiration for art | lighting.

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SPACE SHIP PENDANT: Light fixture I designed & made for final architecture studio project at University of Oregon
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WALL FLOWER: Light fixture I made in college from found objects (truck transmission parts, typewriter parts & repurposed glass from frame shop). 

Inspirations from pop culture to plants.

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FLUTE SERIES 10L, 20L & 30L PENDANTS: Installation in Seattle musicians home . This fixture was inspired by light-sabers. 
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ARIA 4SB CEILING FIXTURE: Porcelain, brass & brushed nickel. This fixture series was inspired by the seed pods of the lantern tree. 

Materiality

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We focus on the interface of technology with traditional materials used in non-traditional ways. 

Ability to manipulate lights to accommodate multiple scenarios as well as allow for fresh change. 

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Many of the light fixtures we make, like the Flute Series 3-30 LED Chandelier pictured here, have the ability to be adjusted or changed after installation. This allows the fixtures to live and change with the seasons or mood of place.

Bio-morphism and robotic light fixtures. modern verve_Machine Flower_vetri C

 ANEMONE MACHINE FLOWER ROBOTIC FIXTURE; This fixture was inspired by the anemone flower that opens to the sun in the morning and closes at night. modern verve_Ellipse Machine Flower Fixture

Machine Flower Ellipse robotic fixture. This fixture can be activated by a solar sensor, timer or manually operated via phone app or pendant. 

Art Lights

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 INFINITY BOX: Light sculpture designed and built by Shea Bajaj (photos courtesy Trave Gallery)

Solar animated light fixtures

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 One of our newest ventures is designing decorative solar panels that will power our light fixtures. Currently in a prototyping phase, these will be for interior applications.  

Making and crafting light fixtures in the PNW 

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modern verve does all of the metal machining, glass fabrication and porcelain casting in-house. Being made-to-order and manufacturing all of the critical components in-house has allowed us the flexibility to respond to designer’s desires for customization and specialty finishes.

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 At modern verve we have a full machine shop and produce all of our specialty parts in-house.  

Working with Designers and how we can collaborate. 

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 We love working with designers to help integrate our lighting in their projects and are happy to provide customized versions of our fixtures.  We can provide AutoCad, Sketchup, Rhino & Revit models of our fixtures to help with the design or specification process (photo courtesy Kimmel Architects).

 

Customized assembly of our Flute Series Mini Pendants for Google's Seattle headquarters. 

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modern verve is a UL Licensed production shop and all of our fixtures are made in Seattle.

Our Sustainable Principles 

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Graph showing energy efficiency of re-lampable LED's modern verve uses versus incandescent bulbs.

At the core of modern verve’s sustainable principles are to make the highest quality light fixture of timeless clean modern designs that are built to last generations. This is achieved through the use of natural materials such as solid brass, nickel alloy, glass, porcelain and re-lampable LED technology. 

 thank you

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