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An Ode to a New Icon: The Studio Desk Lamp
Late last year Schoolhouse, the lighting and home goods company based in Portland, became part of the Food52 family. As Schoolhouse joins Food52’s community of brands, our editorial team has been doing a deep (and delightful!) dive into Schoolhouse’s iconic lighting collection.
Founded in 2003, Schoolhouse was born when Portland native Brian Faherty decided to restore a stash of vintage cast-iron molds for glass light shades—the kind you once found in every schoolhouse in America (hence, the company’s name). At the time, Faherty worked buying, renovating, and selling old houses, and he had noticed there was a dearth of appealing glass fixtures. Research led him to an upstate New York glass factory that ended up selling him the molds. Faherty restored the molds and started manufacturing new lights under the brand name Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.
