THE SOHO LIGHTING COMPANY
LEADING LIGHTS
ABOVE Classically French in style, the Romilly Dome Etched Glass Pendant Light (£85) combines a simple style with delicate etching, showcasing the lightbulb within. OPPOSITE LEFT Part of the hand-painted range, the Brewer Industrial Pendant Light (£165) is finished to emulate a timeless enamelled look. Seen here in Squid Ink Blue to co-ordinate with the sofa.
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ighting is a fundamental part of any interior scheme, providing illumination for different tasks as well as being a key element of a room’s design. For thorough and considered lighting solutions, The Soho Lighting Company provides high-quality, handcrafted products in timeless styles for a range of interiors. The brand was born of founder Lee Lovett’s struggle to find lighting, switches and sockets in the right finishes and quantities as part of her work refurbishing period houses. Founded in 2017, and named after its birthplace, today Soho Lighting has a passionate team of experts and artisans based at its Cornwall design studio and workshop, where products are hand finished and assembled. Together with a commitment to high-quality craftsmanship, and environmentally and ethically minded production, the team specialises in tailoring products to individual tastes and is readily available to help customers with concerns about
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installation and the various challenges of lighting a period home. Lovett’s frustration at sourcing screwless switches only to find corresponding sockets sporting clearly visible screws led to the design of a range of tasteful, completely screwless switches and sockets. Available in period ‘traditional plate’ and contemporary ‘flat plate’, the simplicity of the design is stunning. The more recently launched ‘Fusion’ range is committed to personalisation, empowering customers to choose a blend of finishes that reflect and complement other hardware finishes within their interior. Creating designs that are sympathetic to a home whilst lifting an interior design scheme is a pivotal part of the brand’s ethos, as well as working in tandem with clients and to their personal tastes as part of its consultancy service. To this end, Soho Lighting deliberately produces a diverse range of products to match palettes and schemes, from
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Combining aesthetic attention to detail and the latest technology, this lighting company provides a complete design service and versatilility of products from fittings to switches
