Niche

The art of lighting first inspired Jeremy Pyles as a photography student. “I learned that you can make or destroy an object with light,” he says. Ten years later, Pyles, cofounder of Niche Modern, creates the illuminating objects that make spaces exquisite. The company’s eight pendants, as well as i...morets Trumpette table lamp, can be ordered on Niche’s website, where precisely shot images show off each piece’s warm modernism, text conveys the inspiration behind the merchandise and web surfers get to choose the color of their purchases. Just one forewarning: Part of the appeal of these hand-blown glass lighting fixtures is the uniqueness of hand-blowing, so what you see online is not exactly what you get.