Self-taught designer Bec Brittain grew up surrounded by creative minds: Her mother is an artist, her father had a woodworking business, and her paternal grandparents and step-grandfather were architects.
In 2011, after serving as a design director for Lindsey Adelman, Brittain founded her own studio in Brooklyn and created the SHY light. The piece, whose name derives from the initials of her architect grandmother, Sarah Hitchcock Yerkes, was an immediate success, launching Brittain’s career.
The designer moved her studio to Manhattan in 2016 and opened an adjacent showroom in 2017.
Brittain makes all her products in New York with the help of local artisans and fabricators. A project called Aries, which was presented by 1stDibs in a 2018 exhibition during the Salone del Mobile in Milan, is an ode to Olafur Eliasson’s set design for the ballet Tree of Codes.
Find Bec Brittain chandeliers, wall lights, table lamps and other furnishings on 1stDibs.
Bec Brittain FKA THEMIS 27 Balancing Sconce, Marble Bracket, and Handblown Glass
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originally inspired by Victorian balancing toys, Themis combines handblown glass diffusers with an elegant marble and brass bracket to provide a soft glow....
Marble, Brass
Bec Brittain FKA THEMIS Six Sconce, Marble Bracket, and Hand Blown Glass
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originally inspired by Victorian balancing toys, Themis combines handblown glass diffusers with an elegant marble and brass bracket to provide a soft glow....
Marble, Brass
Bec Brittain Echo Short: White Glass and Brass Led Chandelier
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Echo uses fins of glass radiating from a central axis to reflect beams of light. LED tubes are turned inward to bounce off the glass; the light becomes both softened and multiplied. ...
Brass
Bec Brittain Echo 1, White Glass and Brass LED Chandelier
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Echo uses fins of mirror radiating from a central axis to reflect beams of light. LED tubes are turned inward to bounce off the glass; the light becomes both softened and multiplied....
Brass
Bec Brittain Twin Vise, Double Fade Hand Blown Glass and Brass Chandelier
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vise captures a handblown glass globe within brass claws machined to follow the gentle curvature of the glass. The illumination is set high inside the glo...
Brass
Bec Brittain Echo 2: White Glass and Brass Led Chandelier
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Echo uses fins of glass radiating from a central axis to reflect beams of light. LED tubes are turned inward to bounce off the glass; the light becomes both softened and multiplied. ...
Brass
Aura, Hand Blown Glass Sconce, Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
The design of Aura highlights the clear form and color of the glass. The half frosted glass globe in the center of the piece allows for equal illumination of the environment and the colored glass disk, creating intricate wall shadow. Please contact the studio for custom colors. The glass work in the Bloom series is created by Ron Martinez at Hostess City Hot Glass, Savannah GA...
Brass
Bulle Light Small Handblown Glass Solid Brass Sconce or Flushmount
By Atelier de Troupe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Bulle can be used as a flush mount or a sconce. The glass is hand blown into the solid brass frame and is available in either clear grey or opal white. Finish options for the met...
Brass
Pillow Wallflower LED Brass Wall Sconce w/ Blown Glass & Pull Switch 'mama'
By Aurora Lampworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As artists, one of the joys in life is to fall in love with a color, shape, or idea. That is what happened with the Pillow Glass. Once in hand it became a fun exercise to see how man...
Brass
Hand-Blown Glass Wall Sconce by Naama Hofman, Pink and brass finish _6.69 In
By Naama Hofman
Located in Berlin, DE
LIGHT OBJECT 030.1 Wall light The small wall light is crafted from hand-blown glass, offering a delicate yet expressive presence. Its compact scale allows it to be used multiple tim...
Brass
Stilnovo Sconce Brass Metal Glass 1950 Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Stilnovo sconce.
Brass
Beran Antique Brass Small Wall Light by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Antique Brass Small Wall Light by Bert Frank Dimensions: D 6,5 x W 26 x H 26 cm. Materials: Brass and alabaster. Available in two different sizes. Available in different finis...
Alabaster, Brass
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