Born in London, Anna Karlin studied visual communication at Central Saint Martins and the Glasgow School of Art. Now based in New York, she is a multidisciplinary designer, working on interiors and art-direction projects in addition to launching her Furniture + Fine Objects and Anna Karlin Fine Jewelry collections.
Karlin renovated a two-story, burned-out former print shop on the Lower East Side and transformed it into a multipurpose workplace. “Designing, building and opening our showroom and studio in Manhattan really gave people a chance to experience firsthand the types of spaces we can create,” she says. “Since then, we’ve had so many requests that we’ve been able to take on some really exciting projects, both residential and commercial.”
Interested in the tension between the natural and the man-made, Karlin was working on a forthcoming collection in 2019: “We’ll show a capsule in Milan in April and then we’ll launch the full collection in New York in May,” she said of her work at the time. “Working on this collection, I’ve really given myself the space to push further the concept of usable sculpture.”
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Anna Karlin Body Sconce
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Clay sculpture is cast in bronze, hand blown glass is then added to complete this sculptural light form. Available as a sconce or a pendant. Shown here as a sconce. Materials: Bro...
Bronze
Anna Karlin Squidge Table Lamp
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Crystal clear molten glass is poured into a graphite mold to create the sculptural body of the the lamp, which is pierced by a hand-blown white glass cone and mounted to a bronze arm...
Bronze
Anna Karlin Baby Sconce
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
An organic clay sculpture that has been cast in hot-patinated bronze. The addition of hand-blown glass completes this sculptural light form.
Bronze
Anna Karlin Cell Sconce
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
An organic clay sculpture that has been cast in hot-patinated bronze. The addition of hand-blown glass completes this sculptural light form. Customization: Available.
Bronze
Anna Karlin Triplet Sconce
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
A stack of three organic blown glass forms, held within a tube of patinated aluminum. The glass can be rotated 180 degrees to created left- and right-handed configurations. Material...
Steel
Anna Karlin Lantern Sconce - Short
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
The Lantern sconce presents a finely balanced form with a hand-finished antique brass patina accompanied by a frosted glass diffuser. The Lantern Sconc...
Ceramic, Blown Glass
Wall Sconce by Lianne Gold
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glass and steel wall sconce by Lianne Gold. Glass block measures 5.25" wide, 1.75" deep and 10" high. Steel backplate measures 5.5" wide, 5.75" deep and 8....
Steel
Saddle Sconce By Mike Serra
By Mike Ruiz Serra
Located in Stamford, US
This simple wall sconce is a cast resin shell mounted to an aluminum bracket. Additionally, it has a functional wooden rotary switch. The resin shell diffuses light softly. This scon...
Aluminum
Pensee Wall Sconce
Located in Renton, WA
The Pensee is a refined and contemporary take on a timeless silhouette. With a classic profile and compact design, the new Pensee Wall Sconce offers the best luminaire experience to ...
Steel
Wall Light in the Style of Wilhelm Wagenfeld
By Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite body fitted with one E27 socket and opaline glass shade. Bauhaus form in the style of Wilhelm Wagenfeld. Made in the early 1950s in Czechoslovakia. Up to ten pieces avai...
Opaline Glass, Bakelite
Luread Spot Sconce 'S' AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Lumfardo LUread spot sconce in aged silver with a push switch on the backplate. A sconce inspired as a contemporary take on classic midcentury lines. Can be wired for any r...
Brass
Manta Wall Sconce
By Matlight Milano
Located in Milan, IT
The Manta wall lamp was conceived as an important piece of this collection. The dimensions of the tubular element in alabaster and the screen that surrounds it with a finish in contr...
Bronze
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