Elk lighting is actually not Elk but ELK, short for Ebenstein, Lesko and King, the three founding fathers so to speak of the company. They are based in Pennsylvania and were established in 1983. Within such a short time however they have managed to establish a name for themselves among a host of other lighting system manufacturers and the fact that they have grown so quickly so fast is a testament to the quality of both the design and the manufacture of their products.
They have showrooms not only in the US, but also in Europe and Asia, and their website says that they were finalists in the 21st annual arts awards. It also says that they are the preferred lighting system providers for a few of the royal houses in England. If this background is not sufficient we can proceed to the products that Elk lighting provides.
As a lighting system manufacturer Elk is a very new company. Most of the other well-known brands are nearly a century old and have a tradition of good design behind them. Elk, because it is new, tends to lean towards radical designs although you do get the traditional and old fashioned designs too. There is nothing really different in these designs and most of them are very similar to very many that you find in other companies too.
Where Elk is different is that they come out with radical new designs that are very different from other designs found in any other lighting system manufacturer. You get wall sconces shaped like twigs and chandeliers shaped like branches. You get pendant lamps like a half open flower and ceiling lights that look like decorations. Yes they do come out with the more normal designs but if you are going for Elk lighting then why would you spend so much money getting something that you can get cheaper elsewhere.
Price wise they are comparable to all the other well established brands out there, although they tend to have a larger range than many other manufacturers. In fact if you go to the picture gallery in their website you will find that each page has more than 100 different designs to choose from and they have 20 different pages in their catalog. You will probably get tired just looking at everything that they have.
Apart from this they also undertake any one off request that you may have, whether it be for a large commercial establishment or for your home. Their philosophy seems to be that once you enter their showroom, you should not walk out because you did not find something that you were looking for.
Obviously this is going to be expensive, but if you are looking for something that is totally different from what others around you have you should be willing to pay for it. You will however never feel ripped off as the quality of their products is there, even for a blind man to see. The sheen on the metal itself will tell you that they use genuine stainless steel and not chrome plating, and when they say bronze, they really mean bronze, not bronze-like. The glass that they use for their shades is clear enough to be called crystal and if you get something from them you do not have to even think of replacing it for the next two generations.
Another thing about Elk lighting is that they have a large in-house design team that is always coming out with new designs and collections. They make sure that they either set the trend or keep up with it so that you are never going to call them old fashioned or even classic. As the website says “Lighting for distinctive homes” is really their motto.
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