The Roman and Williams Guild Original Designs lighting collection grows with the Porto Sconce in Aubergine, designed by Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer. A reimagining of nautical lights used for centuries for sea navigation, this evolution of Roman and Williams’s rippled and colored glass collection embodies Alesch and Standefer’s infinite curiosity about historical traditions and deep reverence for the ocean.
The rippled glass shade is hand-blown in Brooklyn, and knurled details including a custom-cast brass lip emphasize the Porto’s old-world beauty. Encompassing a wide backplate and narrowed base, the brass sconce body is hand-spun by generational masters at a 150-year-old French foundry. Whether ensconcing private quarters, lighting a passageway, or helming the mood of an entertaining space, the Porto Sconce joins the maritime tradition of illuminating hope in the dark.
Metal Finishes
Signature Finishes
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Burnished Brass
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ETERNAL BRASS
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Blackened Brass
Distinctive Finishes
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Pewter
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Burnished Nickel
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French Silver
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Rose Gold
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.
The Porto sconce is available in three unique tones: pale Aubergine, iridescent Opaline, and Clear glass with water-like clarity.
The brass sconce body is hand-spun by generational masters at a 150-year-old French foundry.
The custom-cast brass lip sits in quiet contrast to the crisp modern gleam of Porto’s solid brass sconce body.
The Aubergine glass shade gleams like a torch on its burnished brass arm.
