Our story
Pure design, kept simple.
A small shop that wants you to love what you bring home.
Why we started
In 2019, Priya couldn’t find a lamp for her Junction apartment that wasn’t either a dim catalogue photo or a $900 designer piece. Daniel borrowed his brother’s van, drove to a glassblower in Hamilton and came back with six lamps. They sold out in a weekend from a spare room.
We opened the showroom in 2022. Behind it is the Dark Room, a windowless room where every lamp is switched on so you can see what you’re buying at night. Most of what we sell, we first used in our own homes.
2019
Founded in Toronto
40+
Small makers
12,000
Parcels shipped to Canadian homes (sample)
4.8
Average review (sample)
The Dark Room
Our showroom has a windowless back room, a cold-storage closet when the building went up in the 1920s. Every lamp and pendant we sell is switched on in there, so you can see each bulb’s warmth, shade and shadow at night before you buy. Every lamp page says “Seen in the Dark Room”.
Thursday to Sunday, no appointment needed.
How we choose what we sell
Chosen, not endless.
We carry about 400 pieces. We try each one in the showroom, test lamps for heat and cords, and wash linen ten times before it goes on sale.
Built to last.
We favour solid oak, stoneware, glass and wool over particleboard. If a piece fails in the first year because of a flaw, we repair or replace it.
Shipped from Ontario.
We pack by hand in recycled paper and cardboard, with a handwritten note. No Styrofoam.
Four people, one showroom
The same four answer your emails, pack your parcel and switch the lamps on.
Priya Nair
Co-founder, lighting buyer
Studied industrial design at OCAD University. Chooses every lamp and tests each one overnight in the Dark Room.
Speaks English and Malayalam
Daniel Kowalski
Co-founder, operations
Runs the warehouse and shipping. Packs more parcels than anyone and still hand-writes the notes.
Speaks English and Polish
Amira Hassan
Customer care lead
Answers phone and chat, and handles returns. Knows every product’s dimensions by heart.
Speaks English, Arabic and French
Kenji Tanaka
Showroom and visual lead
Styles the showroom rooms and the Shop the room photos.
Speaks English and Japanese
Makers we carry
We work with studios in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, and a few in Portugal and Denmark.
- Hollow Studio
- Kiln & Co.
- Nordvik
- Atelier Fen
- Marrow & Moss
Rooms
Get inspired
Visit the showroom
2184 Dundas Street West, the Junction. Thursday to Sunday, walk in. Monday to Wednesday by appointment. Free local pickup for online orders.
- Thursday and Friday 11 am to 7 pm
- Saturday 10 am to 5 pm
- Sunday 12 pm to 4 pm
- Monday to Wednesday by appointment
Book a visit
Tell us when suits you. We’ll confirm by email.