Due to the popularity of the F432 Small Bamboo sconce, lighting designer Derek Marshall decided to create the glass equivalent. Named after a small island on the west coast of Japan, Sado F459 uses glass to mimic the organic shape of bamboo: “With the slight asymmetry that would be found in a natural piece of bamboo, this sconce is just the right size for dining areas, hallways and other places where you want to make a strong design statement while taking minimum wall space.” Derek Marshall believes that “color, texture, and form” are “the three horsemen of good design,” and his glass lighting fixtures illustrate this aesthetic triad.

Sado sconce. Designed and manufactured by Derek Marshall.

Glass Sconce with Asian Influence

Sado measures 6” wide x 12” high (with a 3.5” extension). The sconce accepts 100-watt incandescent, halogen, or fluorescent bulbs. Sado can be ordered with any glass in stock at the Derek Marshall studio—and the light changes dramatically depending on the color. In olive green and green congo glass, Sado recalls fresh bamboo growing in the wild. In inferno and dark amber glass, Sado resembles cut bamboo drying in the sun. More dramatic glass choices that include multiple colors transform Sado completely; in glass with striations and waves of different hues, such as the pink/yellow/white glass, the Sado sconce looks less like bamboo and more like exotic flora in full bloom.

About the Manufacturer: Derek Marshall Lighting, LLC is located in Sandwich, New Hampshire. After studying in England and at Columbia University, Marshall attended graduate school at the City University of Fine Art in Kyoto, Japan. Although his work is influenced by Asian style, Marshall also gets inspiration from the gardens that surround his house, notably his collection of exotic orchids.