about

He's the kind of guy who lights up a room just by flicking a switch.
--Unknown

In the beginning there was nothing. God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.
--Ellen DeGeneres

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.
--Aaron Rose

I've worked in the fashion industry for twenty years but moonlighting in dumpster diving has served me equally well: the birth of my string lampshade series can be traced to an afternoon in 2003, when I found a string, drum-shape cast aside on a New York sidewalk. She became my muse. Kevin Patrick McCarthy light & shade melds the carefully homespun qualities of mid-century strings shades with a modern palette of shapes and colors, and a fashion veteran's attention to unique. high-quality materials.
--Kevin McCarthy
Photography by Yoko Inoue
Website by Christine W Park