{"id":1522,"date":"2025-07-21T16:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2025-07-30T00:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T00:01:46","slug":"design-duo-handcrafts-3-lighting-brands-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=1522","title":{"rendered":"Design Duo Handcrafts 3 Lighting Brands in Philadelphia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Antiquing wasn\u2019t the only passion Natalie Page of NPage Studio<\/a> and Robert True Ogden of RTO Lighting<\/a> had in common when they met by chance at the Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market in Lambertville, N.J. They are both accomplished artists; Page\u2019s medium is ceramics (bowls and lighting) while Ogden\u2019s specialty is metalworking and the ability to transform found vintage industrial objects into functional lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robert True Ogden of RTO Lighting and Natalie Page of NPage Studio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the time they met, Page owned a retail gallery specializing in hand-crafted items and enjoyed making ceramic vases, bowls, and other decorative pieces in her studio. Ogden had experience as a menswear designer as well as a product designer for the home d\u00e9cor company PHD Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While each continues to maintain their separate studios and product lines, they formed a joint venture \u2013 Lostine<\/a> (pronounced loss-steen) \u2013 in 2011. Back then, PHD Design was closing its doors and the couple \u2013 who had since married \u2013 decided to pick up where PHD left off, but with a key difference. While PHD Design sourced its product line from eight countries \u2013 which required a lot of travel visiting the factories to check on production \u2013 Ogden and Page wanted to utilize handcraftsmanship from artisans closer to home. In short, their goal was to create a product assortment that could be manufactured domestically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Greta sconce, by RTO Lighting, features hand-hammered bronze reflectors.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First stop: Pennsylvania\u2019s ample lumber supply. They started Lostine with a line of kitchen cutting boards utilizing scrap wood from furniture factories. While Page and Ogden didn\u2019t have the manufacturing capacity to produce every facet of their products themselves, they were acquainted with other local artisans who could help. They would then travel around the state to collect those component parts and then create their own designs in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon the Lostine line expanded to include serving sets, salt and pepper mills, bar stools, and mirrors \u2014 all utilizing regional lumber. These days, Lostine has added pillows, blankets, hardware, artwork, accessories, and sculpture to its mix, along with lighting that is made by both Page and Ogden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Lostine product assortment  grew \u2013 along with the demand for products from NPage and RTO \u2013 Page and Ogden needed a larger workshop, and to add employees.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently Lostine, RTO and NPage share a workshop, warehouse, showroom and studio inside the Arena Arts and Design building in Philadelphia. Out of the 100,000-square-foot building, half is devoted to the production of NPage Studio, RTO Lighting and Lostine products; the remaining 50,000 square feet is where the companies\u2019 60 artists can work on their own projects.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At left, a table lamp featuring NPage Studio’s Salt Glaze, and a pendant from the hand-formed Funnel Light series.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And while Made in America products have garnered a lot of attention over the past several months due to tariffs, Page noted that from the very start, having their product made domestically was their founding principle. Textiles are sourced in the U.S., the leather comes from Pennsylvania, and the glass is blown in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Having as much as possible produced locally has another benefit: \u201cOur quality control is pretty tight here,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The client list for NPage and RTO Lighting ranges from high-end residential and interior designers to custom work and hospitality projects.  For example, RTO was commissioned to create lighting fixtures measuring 40 feet diameter for American fashion brand Ralph Lauren\u2019s runway shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lostine\u2019s customer base includes designers as well as consumers, who can shop online on the brand\u2019s website.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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