March 28, 2008

DOREEN JOSLOW (Doreen@scofieldhistoriclighting.com), with her husband Jon Joslow, is owner of Scofield Historic Lighting (ScofieldHistoricLighting.com) based in Ivoryton, Conn., with a showroom in New York. The company makes reproduction lighting fixtures for homes, new building and restoration projects, public spaces and municipalities. Joslow has been a guest speaker at a variety of designer and architect events, including ASID’s Lunch and Learn series and an AIA lecture with a talk titled “Good Design Lives On.”

By Doreen Joslow
When most folks think of antique lighting, the current green revolution doesn’t come to mind. Ironically, historic lighting is, well, historically “green.” Think back to the time when lanterns, chandeliers and sconces were being made. A time of low energy-usage; a time when the words “local” and “sustainable” were a way of life, not a lifestyle that’s considered special by today’s standards in the wake of global warming trends. Some of today’s lighting craftsmen still incorporate the methods used when the originals were being produced. Designs of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries live on because their designs are good, useful, aesthetically pleasing and, if made well, long-lasting. Now designers and builders can add “green” to that list.

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