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Handmade with Care
in our Workshop near Portland, Oregon
Wood Lighting Design offers unique timeless designs handmade NEAR portland, Oregon
Dedicated to the highest standards of quality that comes directly from our shared sense of pride, each lamp is an artistic statement incorporating natural materials as a three-dimensional sculpture. The designs utilize bent wood in dynamic tension giving a sense of aliveness to each piece. The light they bring gives an atmosphere of warmth and nature as it shines directly through the translucent wood veneer. The grain of the wood veneer varies uniquely, as in nature, giving a one-of-a-kind quality. The luminosity of the frosted acrylic spreads the light beautifully while the contrasting materials artfully complement each other.
Designed with production efficiency in mind, the lighting is made by hand in small quantities in our shop. The people working on each piece understand the value of small-scale production, knowing that quality workmanship is essential in each of our lights. The aim is to make these products as simple as possible, living up to the mantra “less is more.” Wood Lighting Design values the preservation of fine woodworking skills and quality artistry while considering the environment in all methods of craftsmanship and materials.
Meet the TRADITION
Julia Weitzer Wagoner, Harry’s daughter, and Julia Weitzer, Harry’s granddaughter, are the crafters, designers, and force behind Wood Lighting Design. For three generations this artisan family tradition has thrived on the mentorship and inspiration of Harry Weitzer, who was a pioneer of mid-century design, with a storehouse of woodworking knowledge, starting them off on this successful venture. Harry enthusiastically motivated them to achieve new heights in the creation of wood veneer lighting. We are proud to continue the family legacy and use that spark to bring WLD’s designs to the world. At a time when people truly value products made in the USA at Wood Lighting Design we are proud to provide made in America, ecological, and hand-crafted lighting.
Julia Weitzer
THIRD GENERATION
Julia Weitzer is part of the third generation to join Wood Lighting Design and continue on the woodworking legacy begun by her grandfather and envisioned by her aunt Julia Weitzer Wagoner. Her childhood is full of fond memories of working on carpentry projects in her father’s workshop, learning from him how to use both simple and complex woodworking machinery and tools such as chisels, hand planers and the lathe. She still remembers her first attempts in her teenage years at woodworking production, creating pieces that stood the test of time and are still in use around her parents’ kitchen. She returned to her woodworking roots after graduating in Sociology and developing her career in Europe and it is with great pride that she has taken up the artisan family tradition that runs strong through the Weitzer family.
Julia Weitzer Wagoner
Designer
Julia has been an accomplished designer and artist for over thirty years, proven through accolades and museum spotlights. Her innovation in lighting with the use of wood is unparalleled. She utilizes the mentorship from her father, with his personal experience of the Bau Haus movement at Black Mountain College in the Mid-Century. She is eager to continue designing lighting applying her accomplishments in American Craft using natural materials.
Harry Weitzer
INSPIRATION