Interior & Photo by Nathan Andrew
Cartwright New York
Cartwright creates handblown glass lighting in Brooklyn, New York. From chandeliers to sconces, each fixture is made to order using centuries-old Venetian glassblowing techniques.
Our work sits at the intersection of material tradition and creative intent: where molten glass becomes form, and form becomes light.
The practice
Every Cartwright fixture begins as raw soda-lime glass, heated in a furnace and shaped by hand on the blowpipe. There is no moulding. No casting. Each component is formed through controlled breath, gravity, and direct contact between glassworker and material.
Metal frameworks are fabricated in-house—brass, blackened steel, bronze—hand-finished and assembled with the glass. The studio controls each stage of production: forming, annealing, cutting, polishing, wiring, and final assembly.
Light as material
Our aim is to creatively shape light itself. Glass is the medium through which illumination is filtered, softened, fractured, and directed. The studio thinks in terms of glow rather than brightness, diffusion rather than output, and atmosphere rather than specification, where feeling is the common denominator.
New York, from Venice
The techniques we employ are ancient, many Venetian. This lineage connects the glassmaking traditions of Murano to the architectural ambition of a city that demands precision, scale, and material honesty.
Made to order
Every Cartwright piece is made to order. Each commission begins with a conversation— about space, about intention, about the specific conditions in which the work will exist.
The studio collaborates with architects, interior designers, and private clients on finish selections, dimensional adjustments, and installation requirements.
