PHOTO COURTESY PAX LIGHTING
Pax Lighting’s first collection, which debuted nationally in 2019, brings a modern, minimal sensibility to earthy ceramics. Designed by co-founder Jeff Nordhues—who attended The Art Institute of Colorado’s industrial design program, then plied his trade at Dessin Fournir and Baker Furniture before launching a studio with his wife, Teegan—each fixture offers a fresh combination of textured terra cotta and refined, precision brass available in a variety of customizable finishes, including Pax’s signature crackle glazes. “We want to create the type of fixtures that people love and keep for a long time: the statement pieces over a dining table or island, or the adorable sconces that complete the look of a powder room,” Teegan says. To achieve that heirloom quality, Nordhues and his team take a hands-on approach to making each one-of-a-kind piece, from finishing the brass to kiln-firing the glazed ceramics, which, Teegan says, “by nature, will come out slightly different every time.” paxlighting.com
