February 2015 In the Shop | Crenshaw Lighting

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ

Granum A/I Architecture/Interiors. Custom lighting: Linear rectangular pendant, oil-rubbed bronze, starfire tempered Skyline glass with proprietary custom design, interior cream linen shade, 6,000 lum LED system, 0-10V dim.

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical custom pendant by Crenshaw — Custom rectangular pendant, finished, with custom glass, white fabric interior shade lit by integrated 0-10V LED system, and finished in our hand-applied oil-rubbed bronze patina.

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, custom linear pendant, in the shop — Finished pendant, prior to shipping

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, custom pendant in the shop — Linear rectangular pendant fabricated in solid brass, prior to finishing

Provo City Center LDS Temple, Provo, UT

Custom lighting: Premium quality pendants, sconces, ceiling fixtures, and exit signs; 60+ types 350+ fixtures; solid bronze and brass, custom cast and machined, custom glass, LED and incandescent. These fixtures are being kept private in deference to the client, but we wanted to share a few production photos of pieces and parts, and of our team at work. More will be added as appropriate photographs become available.

Provo LDS Temple custom fixtures in the shop — Thread the hole

Installed: Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, VA

Robert A. M. Stern Architects, Fisher Marantz Stone Lighting Design, Whiting-Turner Construction.

Custom 32 ft diameter contemporary Gothic ring chandelier: two-tier, COB LED system (16) uplights, (32) downlights, and (22) fixed and aimable accent lights, 0-10V and ELV dimmable across 7 circuits, multi-layer applique design, custom hand-painted Swedish Iron finish, solid aluminum, 3500 pounds.

Virginia Theological Seminary, full chandelier installed — Custom contemporary Gothic LED ring chandelier installed at Virginia Theological Seminary’s Immanuel Chapel.

Virginia Theological Seminary chandelier during installation — During the installation process

Virginia Theological Seminary chandelier installed, detail — Detail of the installed chandelier

Virginia Theological Seminary chandelier applique detail — Detail of the lower ring. The multi-layered applique is evident in this view.

Virginia Theological Chandelier Mock-up Review — LED uplight in chalice

See more from the April 2014 mock-up review with the specification team and client in our facility.

Norton Rose Fulbright, Dallas, TX

Custom lighting: Pyramidal ceiling mount, annealed frosted clear glass, painted finish (not shown), incandescent.

Norton Rose Fulbright, custom ceiling mount in the shop — To mock this fixture up, we built an entire support structure.

S-F Scout Ranch (S bar F Scout Ranch), Knob Lick, MO

Custom lighting: large 8’4″ diameter x 31″ high drum pendant with custom scout badge cutouts, inner white acrylic drum (not shown) supported by Douglas Fir spokes, painted custom Sage Brown Metallic, 3000K LED, 0-10V dimmable.

S-F Scout Ranch custom pendant in the shop — Drum sides are welded together and clamped for welding interior support structure

S bar F Scout Ranch pendant in paint prep — In paint prep

Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC

Historic restoration: Gothic and Colonial chandeliers and sconces, 8 types. Finish restoration study for large Gothic ring chandelier shown (cast construction, original multi-tone aged painted finish to be preserved and conserved, repaired and matched where necessary). Replicated Colonial sconce shown, Custom Aged Satin Brass finish (solid brass construction) shown.

Duke University, Perkins Library, gothic chandelier, completed finish matched to the original. — The end product: a seamlessly blended finish.

Duke Perkins Library Gothic restoration chandelier during lamping and glass mock-up — Gothic ring chandelier during lamping and glass mock-up

Duke University, Perkins Library, gothic restoration chandelier in the shop — Original hand-painted finish to be conserved and preserved, repaired where necessary.

Duke University, Perkins Library, gothic chandelier, broken cast pieces — Broken cast pieces need to be replaced.

Duke University, Perkins Library, gothic chandelier, new replacement cast piece — The new replacement cast piece has been welded in place and painted in a flat black base color.

Duke University, Perkins Library, gothic chandelier, finishing the replacement cast piece — Jimmy Smithman begins the process of matching the original historic finish. “This is one of my favorite things to do,” he says.

Duke Perkins Library chandelier prior to restoration — Colonial chandelier prior to restoration

Duke Perkins Library replication sconces in mock-up — Colonial replication sconces in mock-up review with Bradly Cockram, project manager, and Michael Whitlock, chief of operations.

Duke Perkins Library replica sconces in the shop — Colonial replication sconces

Duke Perkins Library replica sconce detail — Colonial replication sconce detail

Mitchell Hill Interiors, Charleston, SC

Custom lighting: Openwork style lantern pendant, 30″ w x 42″ h, painted rubbed bronze (not shown), gray seedy Kokomo glass inset in center oval (not shown), decorative candelabra lamping tree for incandescent.

Mitchell Hill Interiors, custom pendant — Decorative candelabra style lamping tree visible through openwork.

Carmelite Sisters – Heritage Center, Germantown, NY

Catalog lighting: Value-engineered Iona Pendant Lantern, painted “Fine Silver,” white acrylic lenses, and our 12LED 0-10V system.

Carmelite Sisters VE Iona Pendants in the shop — Our value-engineered Iona Lantern Pendant

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Brooklyn, NY

Catalog lighting: Fountain’s Abbey Lantern Pendant, painted, faux alabaster acrylic lenses, and our 18LED 0-10V system.

St Joseph's Church, Brooklyn, in the shop — Fountain’s Abbey Pendant lights well with our 18LED system.

Posted on February 16, 2015 in In the Shop