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Our story

We make evenings.

Nordlys is named after the northern lights — the softest, most patient light there is. That is the feeling we try to put in every room.

Studio interior
How we work

Designed slowly, made nearby.

Every piece starts as a sketch on the studio wall and lives in one of our homes for a full winter before it goes on sale. If it doesn't still feel right in March, it doesn't ship.

We work with eleven small workshops — wood turners, potters, weavers and metal spinners — all within a day's drive. Fewer kilometres, better conversations.

11workshops
94%FSC or recycled materials
0plastic in packaging
Milestones

From one lamp to a home.

2016

The first Halo

A linen lamp on an oak tripod, made for our own living room. Friends asked for one, then their friends.

2018

A tiny showroom

One room, every lamp switched on. People came to sit, read and stay for coffee.

2021

Beyond lighting

Chairs, rugs and stoneware — always chosen for how they look in warm, low light.

2025

Across Europe

Carbon-offset delivery to every EU country, and a five-year warranty on every lamp we make.

Handmade vaseThrown by hand
Oak stoolJoined, not screwed
Linen lampLit at 2700 K
Letters from the studio

Slow news, once a month.

New pieces, the people who make them, and a quiet 10% off your first order.

Thank you — see you next month.