Brooklyn homeware brand In Common With has released its first collection of lamps, which includes in-house designs along with products made in collaboration with Ohio artist Ariana Heinzman.
Designers Nick Ozemba and Felicia Hung are the team behind In Common With, which launched the lamps during the NYCxDesign festival this spring. After studying together at RISD, the duo set up the brand with a focus on customisable pieces.

"Our goal is to change this pattern of consumption by providing affordable access to custom design, which in-turn reduces the risk of unsold goods ending up in a landfill," said In Common With. "For our first collection, we designed a lighting system because it is one of the most inexpensive and effective ways to transform a space." Their debut range includes three designs by ceramic artist Ariana Heinzman, which have hand-pinched clay shades that are highly textured and unglazed.

"Ariana Heinzman handcrafts each of the earthenware shades in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in southeastern Ohio," In Common With said.
Heinzman created the designs in limited-edition runs of 10. She hand-pressed each of the lamp shades, one by one, leaving little cracks and bumps visible.

The three variations are intended as sculptural objects that can be displayed and appreciated even when not turned on.
They include the Dome Table lamp, which has a shade that resembles a kitchen bowl turned upside down. Meanwhile, the shade of ...