Originally from Maine, James Violette started designing and woodworking in his late teens. He currently lives on a remote property in McMinnville, OR, surrounded by nature and plenty of inspiration. And James is inspired by all of it.
James usually takes a modernist approach. Aesthetically leaning towards brutal-ism, mid-century modern, art deco, and minimalist design. Shapes and angles in ...architecture, the concept of dimension, and the combination of different elements and materials such as various woods, metals, and fabrics, soon follow. James wants to create ambiance through a piece that's balanced and sculptural, and casts dramatic shadows, as well as light.
"I can't really pretend to have some deep, philosophical reason I feel the need to create lighting. It's quite simple - I just do. It's close to an obsession. I take in the infinite details from everything I see in my everyday life. It can be something as small as a detail from a piece of jewelry that gets blown out of proportion and manifests into a full-on giant floor lamp, to a piece of rusty metal I find in the dirt. Or a hike past a pond, and several days later, I'll have a cattail lamp."
Architectural Floor Lamp
Fine Art by artist James Violette - Description: Walnut/Steel base, fabric-covered acrylic shade, LED strip lighting. Pair this one with "Architectural Table Lamp"!
$850
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Architectural Table Lamp
Fine Art by artist James Violette - Description: Walnut/Steel base, fabric-covered acrylic shade, dimmable LEDs. Pair this one with "Architectural Floor Lamp"!
Brutalist Floor Lamp
Fine Art by artist James Violette - Description: This custom-made and designed floor lamp is made with a concrete base, steel rods, banana fiber covered acrylic boxes and uses LED lighting.
$750
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Mahogany Mod Tripod
Fine Art by artist James Violette - Description: Mahogany base with copper accents, and 23" diameter shade. It's a rocket ship straight to the Groovy Galaxy!
$850
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MidMod Floor Lamp with Table
Fine Art by artist James Violette - Description: Made using cedar, with a fruit wood stain, retro fabric shade. 84" tall. 21" front to back including table. 21" diameter shade. The table top is fairly light duty.
$1,600
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Perf
Fine Art by artist James Violette - Description: Concrete base, steel rods, perforated steel reflector which can swivled to angle the light in any direction.
$700
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Table Lamp: Ambrosia Maple
Fine Art by artist James Violette - Description: This custom-made and designed table or shelf lamp has an Ambrosia maple base, fabric covered acrylic cylinder, and uses LED lighting.
Table Lamp: Black Poplar
Fine Art by artist James Violette - Description: This custom-made and designed table or shelf lamp has a Black poplar wood base, twin fabric cylinder shades, and uses LED lighting.