Period pieces

Residential Architect, July, 2004 by Nigel F. Maynard

Good period lighting is hard to find, Evens says, but Lantern Masters makes it a lot easier. The company offers a full line of custom interior and exterior lighting designs, including the Santo Lantern (shown), and will also do restorations and replications of existing products. Most of the designs are done in-house, says the company's senior designer and trained architect Gerald Olesker, and pieces are typically made from hard-wearing materials such as brass, bronze, and copper. The fixtures are "unique in detail and finely crafted and finished," Evens says. Lantern Masters, 818.706.1990; www.lanternmasters.com.

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