Thomas Cooper Studio Announces Four New Collections
Jason Kai Cooper and Sally Thomas Cooper Introduce New Designs in Continuation of Brand Launch

Icarus

Gaia

| Los Angeles, CA - September 14, 2023 | Thomas Cooper Studio, a bespoke lighting brand from East LA designers Jason Kai Cooper and Sally Thomas Cooper, announces four new collections— Icarus, Tetra, Verdon, and Gaia. The new pieces exemplify the designers’ exploration of the material and sculptural essence of lighting in a continuation of the brand’s launch, which debuted at ICFF in spring of 2023. 

The new pieces are made possible through more than 20 years of shared experience designing and manufacturing lighting fixtures. The duo, which also founded and operates two successful lighting brands, the hospitality-focused Lusive and residential-focused Luxe Light and Home, drew on diverse inspirations to design the collections.

“Thomas Cooper Studio was founded as an exploration of our skills as artisans and designers, which is exemplified in these new collections,” said Thomas Cooper Studio co-founder Sally Thomas Cooper. “It’s exciting to share a new dimension of our creativity with the design community.”

“From the beginning, we’ve aimed to create lighting fixtures that are both functional and expressive,” said Jason Kai Cooper. “For Thomas Cooper Studio, we are applying the same quality craftsmanship standards we have for Lusive and Luxe Light and Home to our most artistic and refined designs.”

A stand out piece among the new introductions, the Icarus Single Pendant features selenite crystal feathers attached to a matte black arc. Tetra, composed of nestled together softly-angled blown glass columns, is available in four variations ranging from the Tetra Trio Pendant to the Tetra Chandelier. The only sconce of the new introductions, Verdon, couples natural quartz rock crystal with antique satin cast bronze. Gaia, available in five variations, features clustered heavily pebbled glass lanterns in three stone-inspired shapes.

Icarus - Layered wings of hand carved natural selenite crystal feathers with beguiling gold-leaf tips and a mysterious matte black arc hover effortlessly 

Tetra - A column of softly angled 4 – and 5-sided seeded shades nestle together with an elegantly simple naturally brooding bronze cross detail and canopy

Verdon - A most elegant coupling - luminous natural quartz rock crystal posing on an antique satin bronze starburst 

Gaia - A cluster of heavily pebbled and ribbed glass lanterns suspended from solid brutalist bronze frames with cast rough-hewn detailing

Thomas Cooper Studio will be represented at upcoming fall 2023 events including Salon Art + Design at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan November 9-13 and WestEdge Design Fair at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA November 16-28. For more information, visit www.thomascooperstudio.com.

About Thomas Cooper Studio
Creative partners Sally Thomas Cooper and Jason Kai Cooper, long known for fresh, modern lighting for home and hospitality through their ventures Luxe and Lusive, founded Thomas Cooper Studio to explore the material and sculptural essence of lighting.  

The Thomas Cooper Studio collection represents a multilayered, multifaceted collaboration between Jason and Sally. Materials and techniques join forces in a search for the inner poetry of each piece: heat-formed, mouth-blown, flash-cracked glass; carved marble, alabaster, and natural stone; cast and hand-patinaed bronze; hand-polished, leaded crystal. At the same time, a study of sculptural expression creates a balance between shine and shade, density and delicacy, form and function. 

Sally Thomas Cooper studied art history, music, and design in her native New Zealand and has worked as an interior designer, production designer, and marketing director for interior products. Jason Kai Cooper studied scenic and lighting design and has worked as a lighting, theatrical, and product designer. The couple have worked together since 1999 and hold Thomas Cooper Studio as the culmination of their shared design passions. 

Models in the collection are individually hand-crafted by the skilled artisans in our studio. Custom versions tailored to a specific setting are available by commission.