Nick Farrell
Preservationist, historian, and vintage lighting dealer who authored Modeline of California: Pioneer of Modern Lighting and runs Estheticvintage, specializing in mid-century modern lighting.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 53min
Why Your Lamp Sucks
Nick Farrell, preservationist, historian, and vintage lighting dealer behind Estheticvintage and author of Modeline of California, revisits midcentury modern lighting. He traces Modeline’s nature-inspired, minimalist lamps, exposes online misattributions, and explains how craftsmanship, ergonomic design, and Hollywood placement shaped a vibrant scene that later withered under conglomerate consolidation.
