Light + Ladder Brings Nature Inside With Their Artful Home Objects
Light + Ladder Brings Nature Inside With Their Artful Home Objects
Discover the Vivid Beauty of the Natural World With Light + Ladder’s Designs
Name:
Light + Ladder
Photography:
Brooke Holm
Words:
Caroline Meeusen
The American brand Light + Ladder creates home objects beautiful in their natural simplicity. Founded by Farrah Sit, who has been fascinated with how things work all her life, the studio breathes her motto: “Own less, own well.”
In a world of disposable consumerism, Light + Ladder brings peace and organic beauty by paying attention to details and the natural world. Noticing an increasing demand for cheaper and high-volume goods, founder Farrah took matters into her own hands, quite literally and started the intimate process of fabricating by hand. Enabling her to better understand the materials and let the designs and objects come into their own, organically. Her passion and talent for the craft led her to develop her collection and the story of Light + Ladder.
Stillness being a big inspiration, the designs evoke a sober and quiet minimalism and sensitivity. The feelings of community and durability play a major role in the ethos and approach of this brand. For the production of the designs, Light + Ladder calls upon local craftsmen and small-batch manufacturing facilities in the United States. “We take a conscientious approach to production by working with a zero-waste ceramics facility in Vermont and reduce carbon footprint by working with local makers in New York,” the studio notes. They add even more value to the unique pieces by taking into account the ever-changing world and environmental crisis with their passion and honesty, by which they create these wonderful objects.
They are all timeless pieces that are simultaneously functional and artful. Characterized by dynamic, natural forms, the objects bring the outside world inside, enabling the users to indulge in the beauty of nature. Farrah translates the search for peace and stillness in our all-consuming urban world into her designs. Nature and ordinary simplicity are the answers in this quest.
