{"id":2911,"date":"2026-03-01T19:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=2911"},"modified":"2026-03-01T19:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:10:25","slug":"behind-the-design-varaluz-ron-henderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=2911","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Design: Varaluz\u2019s Ron Henderson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Style Editor Julie A. Palm chats with Ron Henderson, founder and president of Varaluz, about enjoying \u201chappy stress\u201d creativity \u2014 and why he keeps 400,000 photos on his phone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Julie A. Palm<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/varaluz.com\/\">Varaluz<\/a> founder and creative force Ron Henderson knows what it\u2019s like to have a creative dry spell, but it doesn\u2019t happen often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s akin to writer\u2019s block,\u201d he says. \u201cThere are times when the ideas are flying fast and furious, and then there are other times you hit a dry spell \u2014 but I don\u2019t tend to have too many of those. Even if life is super challenging, like it has been the last year and a half or two \u2026 it was kind of like giving my creativity a dose of steroids. I don\u2019t know why, but when I have the least amount of time to capture an idea that\u2019s generally when they\u2019re popping into your head like crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenging time Henderson refers to includes Varaluz filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2024 and Salt Lake City-based residential, commercial, and religious lighting manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/cianalighting.com\/\">Ciana Lighting<\/a> acquiring Varaluz in spring 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson describes his stress since the Ciana purchase as \u201chappy stress.\u201d He notes that the cash infusion from Ciana allowed Varaluz to introduce more than 300 items at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasmarketcenter.com\/upcoming-markets\/lightovation-dallas-international-lighting-show-fe19d906aea79b0cb5a2eea30848d126\/\">Lightovation<\/a> in January and has provided additional marketing, accounting and other infrastructure for the luxury lighting producer. The latter has freed Henderson to focus on design, including design trips to Varaluz\u2019s manufacturing facility in the Philippines and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen the acquisition was complete April 30 of last year, they said to me, \u2018Go, go design.\u2019 So, I did a quick three-week trip, and I came back and they were like, \u2018No, go do more. We don\u2019t need you to worry about the other stuff.\u2019 So, I went back for another three weeks and extended that three weeks, came home for a few weeks and went back for another three weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquisition has also freed Henderson to move away from Varaluz\u2019s warehouse in Las Vegas and he\u2019s now settled in Dallas to be closer to Lightovation and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wanted to talk to Henderson about those changes at Varaluz but also about his design process, how that has evolved and what\u2019s coming next from the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2914 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-450x256.png 450w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-900x513.png 900w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580-1350x769.png 1350w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Panelist_1580.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Panelist six-light fixture, made with Spanish alabaster panels, was inspired by carousels. It\u2019s also available as a sconce.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A \u2018unique design voice\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I started this madness called Varaluz 20 years ago, I thought I had \u2013 and still think I do have \u2013 a slightly unique design voice,\u201d he said, adding that he thought most lighting in the marketplace at the time was boring. \u201c\u2026 That\u2019s probably mean [to say] in retrospect, but there\u2019s a lot of sameness out there and that is not a word that\u2019s ever described my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Henderson leads design at Varaluz, he says the creative process is collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always been something of a collaboration house and in the last six or seven years, I&#8217;ve really embraced that I don\u2019t know what I don\u2019t know and that has served me well,\u201d he says. \u201cI call my process \u2018play.\u2019 I take different ideas, kind of throw them together and see where it leads. \u2026 It\u2019s really kind of being fearless. \u2026 I just play with things until I think I have something that I find attractive or interesting and then I run it by people.\u201d Those creative sounding boards include the production team in the Philippines, as well as celebrity designer <a href=\"https:\/\/tamaraday.com\/\">Tamara Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe met at the beginning of her starting to do product design and sort of hit it off,\u201d Henderson says. \u201cShe has pushed me to work with new materials that are much more challenging, but also much more interesting and certainly more appropriate for what the market is looking for today.\u201d Varaluz will showcase new mirror designs created with Day at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpointmarket.org\/\">High Point Market<\/a> April 25-29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson is also inspired by collaborations with other designers. Varaluz has launched its Petal Reign collection in partnership with Lewisville, Texas-based interior designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristihopper.com\/\">Kristi Hopper<\/a>, which will be showcased in High Point. And the company has another product launch planned with New York-based interior and product designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casasanti.com\/\">David Santiago<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>400,000 photos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before cellphones became the powerful handheld computers they are now, Henderson relied more on making quick sketches and tearing out magazine clippings to capture design ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, his primary tools are his iPad Pro and iCloud, which stores more than 400,000 images shot on his iPhone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI might be slightly vain and have more selfies than I should admit to, but those 400,000 photos aren\u2019t mostly food photos or even family photos,\u201d he says. \u201cThey are ideas, textures \u2014 the way a fabric is woven, a unique striping. It can be literally anything that catches my eye.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson is increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to speed up and improve his design process, often bouncing between several tools for a single project. Current favorites include ChatGPT, Midjourney, PixMagic and Nano Banana. \u201cSo, in a matter of an hour or two, I have something that\u2019s pretty close to fully realized that I then give to the CAD team,\u201d he says. \u201cI have CADs overnight and then in a day or two, we\u2019re onto sampling, making the prototype.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2915 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-450x256.png 450w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-900x513.png 900w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580-1350x769.png 1350w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Construct_1580.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>In the Construct pendant, Henderson pulled inspiration from several places: Brutalism, MidCentury Modernism and a pair of lacy metal earrings.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergirding all of Henderson\u2019s designs is love of light \u2014 and shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI used to joke that I designed for shadow more than light, and that is still somewhat true,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI worry about the shadow lines that a light fixture is going to make, not trying to eliminate them, like many of our peers probably do. \u2026 I want to give you something that is artistic day and night, that looks good hanging on the ceiling or the wall during the day, but really comes alive when you turn it on,\u201d he continues. \u201cOur new marketing team came up with a new tagline: \u2018Light that moves.\u2019 And that\u2019s always been my thing. I don&#8217;t like something that feels static, so it needs to be able to change and evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent piece Henderson enjoyed creating is Downpour, a stylized interpretation of rain, \u201cwhich is something I\u2019ve been playing with for a number of years but never was satisfied with what I\u2019d done,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial piece, produced with Asfour Crystal, is a nearly 10-foot-tall, 12-light dimmable pendant in a Satin Gold finish with angled strands of leaded crystal that descend in a rhythmic pattern. Henderson has additional Downpour styles and configurations in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAsfour has a process where they adhere pieces of simple, faceted crystal to make a chevron. It\u2019s not glue \u2026 and it\u2019s just seamless so it doesn\u2019t impact the refraction,\u201d Henderson says. \u201cIt\u2019s stunning and amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asfour is also able to incorporate metal hues into the crystals. \u201cIt\u2019s actually <em>in<\/em> the crystal so you still get the refraction, but you get a warm golden glow that I have just never, ever experienced before,\u201d Henderson adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2913 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-450x256.png 450w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-900x513.png 900w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580-1350x769.png 1350w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Style-Watch_Varaluz_Downpour-combo_1580.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Downpour pendant, made with chevron-shaped Asfour crystals, is Henderson\u2019s stylized interpretation of rain<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As his photo collection indicates, Henderson draws inspiration from nearly everywhere. A Construct pendant, based on a pair of lacy metal earrings, has Brutalist and MidCentury Modern notes. A Panelist pendant and sconce with Art Deco notes, echo the silhouette of a carousel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when asked, \u201cWhat is your favorite recent design?\u201d Henderson says, \u201cWell, my favorites are the ones you haven\u2019t seen\u2026.I know what I\u2019m playing with and that\u2019s what I\u2019m excited about now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Style Editor Julie A. Palm chats with Ron Henderson, founder and president of Varaluz, about enjoying \u201chappy stress\u201d creativity \u2014 and why he keeps 400,000 photos on his phone. By Julie A. 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