Questions We Get Often
Looked after properly, these pieces outlast the rooms they were made for. What follows is what you need to choose the right ones, and to keep the ordering and the upkeep from becoming a project of their own.
If something here does not cover it, or your question is specific to an order, write to us at studio@cinderandreed.com.
- Which materials do you build in?
- Will two of the same piece match exactly?
- Can a finish be made to order?
- Where is everything assembled?
- Does a lamp arrive with its bulb?
- What sort of bulbs do you specify?
- Which listings do your fittings hold?
- May I change the drop length on a stemmed pendant?
- How do I get CAD and BIM files for a spec?
We work in four materials and no more: bronze, aluminium, alabaster, and stoneware. Each is shaped by the method that suits it, then left honest enough to show where a hand has been.
Bronze
Our bronze ships unlacquered, so it darkens unevenly with handling.
Aluminium
Aluminium is wet-coated rather than powder-coated, which holds colour far more precisely and keeps the part light.
Alabaster
Each alabaster shade is cut from a single block, so the veining differs piece to piece and no two diffuse light the same way.
Stoneware
Stoneware bodies are slab-built, thrown, or slip-cast, then left raw or glazed only where we want the grain of the clay to read.