Every corner of this showroom dazzles with a profusion of light fittings: globes, lanterns, wall lights, task lights, picture lights, chandeliers. Designer Hector and his wife Emma, make a formidable duo. He masterminds the craftsmanship; she dedicates her considerable energy into managing the business, planning expansion, discovering new markets.
Clients include the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Windsor Castle, stately homes Houghton Hall and Blenheim Palace, the American embassy in London (Mrs Johnson chose the five point Starbuck wall lights), aristocratic hotels including Claridges and the Connaught, fashionable new hot spots like the Soho House Group.
Customers wander into the showroom looking for Art Deco wall fittings, country house lanterns in the neo-classical tradition (notable Sir John Soane Collection), and cool or quirky contemporary table lamps. The lighting is made by specialist metal workers in the UK, glass blowers, ceramic workshops in Italy, discovered by the Finches, always working under Hector’s close supervision.