Founded in August 1994 by Lee Schaak and Peggy Traub, Adesso designs lighting and home-furnishing accessories that pair distinctive styling with practical technology. The New York City company has spent more than 30 years developing high-volume concepts, from LED and rechargeable lighting to portable lamps with charging and smart-switch features. Its 6,000-square-foot High Point showroom displays more than 600 lighting solutions for retail, hospitality, and interior-design partners.
Hudson Valley Lighting GroupThe Littman family’s lighting story began in 1939, when Brooklyn inventor William Littman started a garage-based business that later moved to New York’s Hudson River Valley. His grandson David Littman founded Hudson Valley Lighting in the 1980s and remains closely involved in the group, which designs quality-focused fixtures for interior designers, architects, and other professionals shaping residential and commercial spaces.WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY
Times Square Lighting, IncFounded in New York City in 1934 as a theatrical lighting distributor and rental house, family-owned Times Square Lighting now designs and manufactures architectural and theatrical luminaires and projectors at its Stony Point, New York plant. Drawing on decades of stage-lighting expertise, the company has expanded into display, museum, retail and other architectural applications while continuing to serve customers across North America.STONY POINT, NY
ApparatusCo-founded in 2012 by Gabriel Hendifar and Jeremy Anderson, Apparatus is a New York-based interdisciplinary design studio that makes lighting, furniture and objects for immersive interiors. Each piece is developed through the studio’s dedicated Brooklyn factory, where hand-patinated brass and other tactile materials meet small-studio craftsmanship. Under artistic director and CEO Hendifar, the company operates galleries in New York, Los Angeles and London while maintaining a distinct balance between mechanized production and the human hand.NEW YORK, NY
Blueprint LightingFounded in 2016 by Kelly and Josh Aaron, Blueprint Lighting designs and makes handcrafted modern lighting fixtures from its New York City studio and New Jersey production facility. Its made-to-order pieces are built by U.S. artisans, with the founders’ backgrounds in art, design, and creative direction shaping a collection that treats lighting as both illumination and sculpture. Blueprint also offers custom work for interior designers and hospitality spaces, alongside a quick-ship selection of fixtures.New York, NY