Woodrum is our collection of hearty, anti-delicate light fixtures – a desk lamp, pendant, sconce and chandelier – hand crafted domestically using specially sourced hardwoods. The poised wooden shades seem to be perfect cylinders, but are in fact gently tapered and fashioned on a lathe, exercising an architectural sleight of hand that has been employed across cultures since ancient times. Brass accents are deliberately diminutive yet sartorial, from the pins set around the base to the pull chain (sconce and desk lamp) that activates the light, which wafts through thin lines routed into the shade.
Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer’s Roman and Williams Guild Original Designs are each branded with our insignia and delivered with a Certificate of Authenticity.
About the Designers
Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer are the founders and principals of Roman and Williams, Roman and Williams Guild, La Mercerie, and Guild Gallery. In addition to finding and assembling the world’s most prodigious artists for their modern guild of the senses, the husband-and-wife team prolifically makes, creates, and leads. In their work, nature serves as a timeless source of inspiration for the future of how we live.
Warm light wafts through thin lines routed into Woodrum’s shade, which is set with demure yet decorative brass pins.
Woodrum is available in your choice of Figured Black Walnut or Old Growth White Oak.
A gently tapered yet confident profile, hand crafted on a lathe.
Woodrum’s shade seems perfectly cylindrical but employs a centuries-old architectural sleight of hand.