Wood and Glass Lamps
SML Studio lamps explore homogenous relationships between wood and glass structures, utilizing fine joinery, shaping and carving techniques. Every piece is entirely handmade in my studio in Chicago. My work pushes toward modernizing stained glass lamps by exploring unified forms with fresh ideas, while retaining functionality and exhibiting high-end craft. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please click the inquire link.
For details about new commissions or reserving a reproduction of an existing design, please follow this link to the Commissions and Reservations Page
Canopy
Materials: Cherry base, stained glass, LED lightbulbs 3000K, wood finished with homemade natural shellac. ​​​​
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Inquire for reproductions​
$2,750 + shipping
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Photos by Matt Wenc
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Dimensions with base: 12.75H x 8L x 3D
Dimensions of glass shade: 9H x 10L x 2D​
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Two Moons (2025)
Materials: Sapele base (wood), stained glass, LED lightbulbs 3000K, wood finished with homemade all natural shellac. ​​​​
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Inquire for reproductions, very limited reservations remaining for 2025​​
$1,500 + shipping
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Photos by Daniel Delgado
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Dimensions with base: 10H x 8L x 2.75D
Dimensions of glass shade: 7H x 7.5L x 2D​
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Lift,Drift
Materials: Eucalyptus Grandis (wood), stained glass, LED lightbulbs 3000K, wood finished with shellac.
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Reproductions sold out for 2025, inquire to receive a notification about 2026 reservations, opening mid-Summer. ​
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Photos by Daniel Delgado
delgadodaniel.com
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Dimensions with base: 8.5H x 8L x 2.5D
Dimensions of glass shade: 7.25H x 7L x 2D​
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Near Orchards
Materials: Sapele base (wood), stained glass, LED lightbulbs 60 watt equivalent 3000K, wood finished with homemade all natural shellac. ​​​​
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Inquire for reproductions​, very limited reservations available for 2025​
$1,520 + shipping
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Photos by Daniel Delgado
delgadodaniel.com
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Dimensions with base: 10H x 7L x 2.75D
Dimensions of glass shade: 8H x 6L x 2D​
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The Blue Wasp
Materials: Made from reclaimed walnut sticks, LED lightbulbs 60 watt equivalent 3000K, wood finished with shellac. ​
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Please inquire for reproductions.
Limited reservations available for 2025​
$1,400 + shipping
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Dimensions with base: 8.5H x 7L x 2.5D
Dimensions of glass shade: 6H x 6L x 2D
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Photos by Daniel Delgado
delgadodaniel.com
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Rhymes with Cherry
Inspired by homogenous and simplistic forms, developing repetitious patterns using subtle variations, while creating freely connecting wood and glass structures. While the lamp is only 2 inches deep, it is sturdy and the ash base connects easily to the glass shade by a simple joint cut into the wood. Produces vibrant light.
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Currently unavailable for reproductions
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Rhymes with Cherry was exhibited in Manhattan as part of NYC Design week.
Materials: Ash base, LED lightbulbs 60 watt equivalent 3000K, wood finished with shellac.
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Dimensions: 7.5H x 7L x 2D
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Past Designs
The following lamp designs are unavailable for reproductions.
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Floral Windows in Red
This lamp is intended as a wall mounted fixture, and has a cleat built into the back of the case that joins with an opposite cleat mounted easily on any wall. Floral Windows in Red has opalescent red, pink and white glass that provide a full warm and soft lighting for any space on its highest setting, or a subtle glow when set dim. Features a three brightness level touch sensor that is recessed into the cherry frame. -2023- SOLD​
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Materials:
Black Cherry, stained glass, E11 light sockets, 40W equivalent LED bulbs, 3 way touch sensor
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Dimensions: 15L x 6H x 3.5D
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Cirrus
Materials: Sugar maple, LED lightbulbs 3000K, wood finished with shellac. ​​​
SOLD​
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Photos by Daniel Delgado
delgadodaniel.com
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Dimensions: 7H x 9L x 7D
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Carousel
The Carousel Lamp provides full lustrous light and is made up of around 350 individual pieces of glass, all of them uniquely made and shaped by hand. The glass lamp shade rotates around the base freely so the pictures can be adjusted easily at any time. The base features a relief carving that wraps around to the back of the lamp,
-2023- SOLD
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Materials: Sugar Maple, stained glass, e11 light socket (LED)
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Dimensions: 12.5H x 8.5W x8.5D
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Fraxinus II
Green ash leaf, ash base, walnut frame, stained glass structure, e11 light socket. The second version of an ash leaf lamp, the bulb housed inside the ash base, shines both through the stained glass structure and above the create a subtle glow around the ash leaf. Cozy and beautiful.
-2023-SOLD
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Fraxinus et Solis
Green ash leaf, stained and clear glass, walnut frame, pine base, e11 socket. The frame is all wood joinery and the joints are not fixed (glued), so the frame comes apart and the leaf can be replaced if ever desired.
-2022- SOLD
Ash is a common parkway tree in Chicago. At one point Green and white ash trees accounted for around 20% of our urban forest. Due to the emerald ash borer the population has dwindled, and the city of Chicago along with many other cities, no longer plant ash trees. This lamp exists as a memorial to these ash trees, and hope that our current methods to protect the existing ash trees will protect the living population into the future.
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Red White Red
Featuring two toggle switches which control each color separately. Produces warm light with white, red and pink hues. The white glass underneath each glass cube makes this lamp quite luminous and makes an excellent reading lamp while also setting a low-key mood. -SOLD
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Materials:
Red oak, red and white stained glass, joined with copper foil technique; three G8 sockets with 20W LED bulbs, two brass toggle switches.
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Dimensions:
15H x 7W x 5D
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Fern Lamp
Stained glass, raw maple base, polycarbonate planter. The planter has drainage and is removable for watering. -2020- SOLD
The fern lamp began as a simple idea, could a plant live inside the same structure as a light fixture and thrive? Five years later, the fern lamp is still growing new fronds. Because of the size limitation of the planter, the plant can be removed and replaced once it outgrows the lamp.
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Honey Lamp
The honey lamp produces a full light with a warm yellow glow. The glass shade and wooden base join together freely and the lightbulb can be accessed easily. The wire leading to the socket runs down inside a channel grooved into the base.
-2021-SOLD
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Materials: Opalescent yellow and white stained glass, wood joined sugar maple base, E17 light socket, LED only.
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Equinox Lamp
Stained glass, quarter sawn, carved white oak base, e11 light socket. The Equinox Lamp casts warm light through its sunny orange and yellow glass. Perfect for complimentary lighting in a living room, or a reading lamp to relax by. Provides a beautiful feeling of warmth. SOLD
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The white oak family is widespread with various species throughout the world. The Chicago urban forest has a diverse population of white oaks, including swamp white oak, bur oak, shingle oak, and chinquapin oak.
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Two Moons
Stained glass, maple base, e12 (candelabra) socket. Inspired by a dream, this lamp produces a warm glow from the glass sculpture on top, while casting a subtle red glow from below the base.
-2021-SOLD
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Howl
Red maple leaf, sapele frame, birdseye maple background, pine base, e11 socket. As with all of the leaf frames the frame's joinery is not glued so the leaf can be replaced.
-2022- SOLD
Red maple is one of the most outstanding trees to witness in both the Fall and Spring. It's Autumn foliage and Spring flowers have a bright red color that jump out in any environment. A common parkway tree in Chicago, this particular red maple leaf shows the early Autumn transition from green to bright red.
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Three Sunrises
Stained glass, black locust base, e12 (candelabra) light socket. This lamp was a tribute to a nest of 3 newborn peregrine falcons located on the rooftop of the building complex where SML Studio is located. - SOLD
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Black locust can be considered a highly invasive species in North America. In Chicago, those who visit streets lined with black locust in early Spring are treated to a grand sight of their white blossoming flowers hanging with their new foliage. Black locust is not a popular furniture wood, however as foresters attempt to replace these invasive trees, the lumber they yield is beautiful and highly useful.
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