SML Studio specializes in crafting wood and glass to create one of a kind fine lamps and furniture. The studio emphasizes traditional joinery techniques, the utilization of hand tools, and tiffany style stained glass construction. The studio's glass work is specific to lamp making, creating some of the world's most unique lamp designs, exhibiting a standard of high craft and ingenuity.

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BIOGRAPHY:

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Shawn Lucas was born is St. Louis, Missouri and began his original artistic track in music. He moved to Chicago in 2010 and received a master's degree in music composition from DePaul University School of Music in 2012, studying with composers Juan Campoverde, Seung-Won Oh, and Christopher Jones. 

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During years of collaboration with other musicians and artists, Shawn worked extensively with the new music ensemble Fonema Consort, and participated in numerous residencies including FIMAC Festival in Cuenca, Ecuador; High Concept Labs; the 2016 Summer courses at Darmstadt as a collaborator with the performance art ensemble MOCREP; and during 2015-17 Shawn curated a new music and performance series at the Intuit museum and ARC Gallery in Chicago. From 2017-2023 Shawn worked in programming, exhibitions and administration at Mana Contemporary Chicago, and managed Mana's facility and operations from 2020-23. Working in Chicago and beyond created a great expansion of artistic motivations, which propelled the development of sonic works that utilized lighting elements and wooden objects as musical material. As these ideas began to take root, a fundamental desire to craft objects that were functional in nature became a primary interest. Thus woodworking, building furniture and eventually  using stained glass to create lamps became a sole priority. 

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SML Studio is located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, IL.