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Illumination Filament Lighting sparks function within design. | by MICKI SIEVWRIGHT
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ver walked into a party and noticed someone with the same dress or designer spectacles? That’s an occurrence Todd Pearsall will never let happen to your home or business. “I don’t want you to have the same lighting your neighbor has,” says the owner and designer of Filament Lighting of St. Louis Park. Pearsall has lit up living rooms for famous Minnesota athletes, stylized Minneapolis salons and brightened popular bistros. He and designer Amy Haglin have nearly four decades combined experience in the lighting business. Their 2,000-square-foot boutique show room features the latest in premier lighting for residential and commercial properties. The website alone is a virtual show room of 600-plus unique options.
“We just do lighting,” Pearsall says. “We’re looking at lighting instead of all the other distractions.” Rather than a “cosmetic” answer for spaces, Pearsall works with customers to define the function for each room: Will the space be used for entertaining? Is it bright enough for kids to study? How will natural light complement that of the fixture? “Many customers are nervous buying new lighting but quickly find out, ‘Wow, really, it’s that easy?’” Pearsall adds. Filament Lighting taps artisans such as a Twin Cities glass blower and an iron blacksmith in Tennessee to provide more than 100 exclusive lines. Pearsall collaborates with architects, builders and electricians to keep the detailed process running smoothly, managing every step from full project review, product selection to complete lighting layouts and installation. “It’s not ‘buy it, go home, plug it in,’” he says. “Ninety percent of the time we go to the home and do walk-throughs.” Whether gothic or modern, whimsical or utilitarian, stained glass or clear, the lighting experience is nothing but personalized with Filament Lighting. So you’ll never experience that awkward conversation: “Wow, how embarrassing. I have the same wall sconce.” Filament Lighting, 5000 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park, 888-926-5007, filamentlighting.com
views within LEFT A bachelor pad loft in downtown Minneapolis replicates its amazing view of the Mississippi River with fluid,
blown-glass lighting. RIGHT With more than 100 exclusive lines to draw from, Filament Lighting Owner Todd Pearsall ensures the lighting you choose won’t be duplicated.
28 Artful Living
| Winter 2012
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