Product designer or installation artist? The lighting and furniture created by Warlop’s eponymous design studio defies easy categorization, even by the most honed eye. What’s certain is that they’re exquisite expressions of material and form.
Elish Warlop Design Studio is a multidisciplinary design firm specializing in lighting and furniture objects. With a background in architecture and construction, Elish takes her unique perspective to merge creativity and design with construction and experimentation. The work blurs the line between art and design, while having a practical application as it creates light or divides space. The intent is to make something truly beautiful, a statement piece, that enhances the spaces in which we live and work. Each piece starts as an experiment in the shop, where delicate scale models and prototypes are created. As they develop the studio partners with skilled artisans, based in the US, in order to produce objects of the highest quality. The materials are chosen for their ability to stand the test of time. Wood, metal, or concrete are finished to highlight their natural qualities and allow them to age over time. The goal of the studio is to create thought provoking, unique work of the highest quality, while giving our clients a personalized experience, allowing them to create their own inspired spaces.