Illuminate
Every fixture we make starts with decisions about materials, finish, proportion, and the space it’s going to live in. Illuminate, the Robert Abbey Design Journal, is where we share the projects, people, and ideas behind our lighting. Explore real spaces from interior designers around the country, discover lighting trends and design inspiration, and go behind the scenes to see how Robert Abbey lighting is made in Hickory, North Carolina. Browse the latest stories from Illuminate below.
Inside an apartment building that feels like an exhale
First look · Designer spotlight
At The Rowan in Oviedo, Florida, Beasley & Henley Interior Design turned a transitional space into a place worth lingering, with a sweeping custom banquette, layers of texture, and sculptural lighting from Robert Abbey. Some...
Step into this spaceMeet the makers · Rooms with a point of view
Conversations and considered rooms with designers who make spaces feel lived in, layered and entirely their own.
Bedrooms
How One Celadon Lamp Set the Tone for a Coastal BedroomYou’d be forgiven for thinking the yellow and white cabana stripes came first. Framing the twin beds in this Pine Knoll Shores beach house, they set...
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Letters from the journal
They gather meaning slowly: a chair pulled close to the window, a book left open, a familiar place at the table. We’re here for the lived-in details.
