Halifax based artist, designer and maker, Terry Tynan, creates stunning iconic designs from the early 20th century – focusing specifically on the Machine Age and Art Deco styles of the 1920s and 30s. He also designs and produces a number of his own pieces, which you will find seamlessly slipped in among the classics below.

Trained as an apprentice in England, 25 years later, Tynan is a master of the nearly forgotten art of metal spinning. Today he crafts each and every piece of his lighting and silverware meticulously by hand. I hope you enjoy my ample selection of favorites from his site. Also, be sure to have a peek at the video below, documenting his rare and fascinating metalworking process.

 

Art Deco spherical desk lamp designed by Felix Aublet, circa 1925/1931.

 

A contemporary Terry Tynan Silver Plated Pitcher.

 

Table lamp – designer unknown.

 

Table lamp designed by Karl Trabert in 1933.

 

Task lamp – designer unknown – 1945.

 

Table Lamp – designer unknown.

 

Table lamp designed by La Maison Desny Desnet & Rene Nauny.

 

Finned table lamp designed by Leroy C Doane, 1934, for Miller Co.

 

Floor lamps – designers unknown.

 

Table lamp – designer unknown.

 

Designed by Terry Tynan – based on a 1935 Bert A. Dickerson design for Faries MFG.

 

Table lamp designed by Terry Tynan.

 

Sterkubg Sukver Tea Infuser designed by German designer, Marianne Brandt (1893–1983).

 

Tynan at work in his studio.

 

How it’s made (video)! Terry Tynan in action, producing a Felix Aublet lamp designed circa 1925/1931.

 

Photos courtesy of TerryTynan.com