Beyond the Familiar

Our portfolio covers a wide range of design perspectives, materials, and scales to support diverse projects throughout Northern California and Hawaii. Each lighting tool shapes light differently, either supporting your design subtly or becoming a standout feature. The following highlights reflect some of the distinctive lighting tools available through Archetype.

Pholc believes in the power of expressive simplicity. A brand that pushes the boundaries, encouraging constant motion between the familiar and the unknown, always taking a stand against the expected. Based in Jönköping, Sweden
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The Donna Collection is inspired by textiles used in high fashion and the contradiction of interpreting softness using a hard material.
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Made from thin, lightweight aluminium with a smooth matte finish and avaiable in several unique colors.

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Kandinsky is inspired by the abstract circle paintings from the artist of the same name, created during his time at the Bauhaus school in the 1920s. A sphere and a spear play the main characters in the lamp’s composition, piercing each other in mid-air.

Davide Groppi

Davide Groppi creations come about through the need to give life to something that is necessary or significant.
The things that inspire these ideas are works of art, ready-made objects, magic, the desire to make things with his hands or simply the urge to play and have fun with light.

Based in Piacenza, Italy

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SAMPEI provides diffuse spots from a poetic floor lamp . Available in both Indoor and outdoor versions.

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MOON was created from the dream of bringing the moon inside.

TOM ROSSAU

TOM ROSSAU’S Design ethos revolves around the versatile use of strips, a hallmark of the brand’s identity. The designs are shaped by the unique qualities of materials like wood, paper and metal, guiding the hand-built production process.
Based in Copenhagen, Denmark

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The TR41 Pendant adds a special Nordic expression with its sculptural, asymmetrical shape of slats.

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The slim shape of the TR7 pendant is ideal for corner placement.

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TR5 is one of the first and most iconic Tom Rossau lamps. The pendant is made in a number of different materials, colours and sizes. Plenty of opportunity to find the perfect match for any home decor.

oblure

With oblure’s skills and roots cemented in the Scandinavian design tradition, the brand endorses the simplicity, minimalism, and functionality.
Based in Stockholm, Sweden

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Arch Circle 98 is a sculptural pendant lamp inspired by timeless architectural arches: Symbols of strength, stability and elegance. This statement piece unites classic forms with modern architectural lighting design.

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Also part of the Arch Collection, Arch Single provides precise and balanced architectural lighting. Its compact and sculptural design makes it versatile; Ideal as a kitchen island pendant lamp, a dining table light, or a modern living room ceiling lamp.

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The Blockchain System is a modular LED pendant light composed of extruded aluminium cubes arranged in a sculptural, seemingly random sequence. Available in continuous lengths from 1200 mm to 3000 mm and in fixed configurations of 11, 17, 23, and 29 cubes, this linear pendant scales effortlessly over dining tables, kitchen islands, and in living rooms, offices, and hospitality spaces.

Archetype Lighting is a San Francisco-based manufacturers representative that connects Northern California and Hawaii’s professional trade communities with extraordinary lighting brands from around the globe. Visit our website to see all the exceptional brands we represent.