Forbes Life

Forbes Life
April 2007
Shedding Light on the Past

A few years ago, designer Brian Faherty discovered a long-forgotten stash of original cast-iron molds in an upstate New York warehouse. The result: Schoolhouse Electric, an Oregon-based biz that has replicated by hand more than 100 light fixtures from the first half of the 20th century, like the Otis, pictured. $65-189.