Can custom office lighting be designed around difficult ceiling conditions?

Yes. In fact, custom fabrication is the right approach when ceiling conditions are complex. Canopy design, suspension logic, and service access, among others, all need to be resolved around the actual site conditions before fabrication begins.

How do you approach glare control for open-plan workstation environments?

In open-plan offices, glare is a primary manufacturing variable. We get light source selection, optic specification, and output right in fabrication, so there are no field adjustments once it's installed.

Can Karice support custom workspace lighting across multiple office zones?

es. We can support lighting across all zones of a corporate office project. We maintain design consistency where needed, while resolving the specific requirements of each zone independently.

Can Karice fabricate one-off statement fixtures for office environments?

Yes. We fabricate one-off custom fixtures for corporate and commercial office environments. Whether you need a large ring chandelier, faceted geometric pendant, clustered stairwell composition, or continuous linear form — we can build it.

Can Karice produce repeatable custom fixtures for multi-floor office projects?

Yes. We support repeatable custom lighting where the same fixture needs to carry across multiple floors, rooms, or locations. Consistency is resolved through documented drawings, material specifications, finish control, and quality checks at every production stage.

Is Karice an office lighting company?

Karice is a custom lighting manufacturer that supports corporate office lighting projects. We are not a retail lighting company or catalogue-only supplier. We fabricate custom lighting for commercial office environments when standard fixtures cannot meet your design, technical, or architectural requirements.

Does Karice work directly with electrical contractors and project managers, or only with designers and architects?

Both. Karice works with designers and architects on fixture design and specification, and directly with electrical contractors and project managers on installation coordination, mounting details, and site conditions.

Can Karice support LEED or sustainability-aligned office projects?

Yes. Karice can support office projects pursuing LEED certification or sustainability targets. Fixture specification, material selection, and light source decisions can be aligned to project requirements. We recommend raising sustainability goals early so they can be factored into the manufacturing process from the start.

When is the right time to engage Karice on an office lighting project?

Early is better, but we can enter at different stages. The earlier we're involved, the more we can contribute to resolving scale, ceiling conditions, and buildability before the design is finalized.

Custom Chandelier Lighting | Canada & U.S.

Sprocket and Chain

Sprocket and Chain Custom Gear Chandelier

We wanted to create an epic piece reflecting the culmination of our 28 years in business as an artisan manufacturer in the architectural metal and custom lighting industries. That’s why we created Sprocket and Chain: a 10-ft by 10-ft sculptural LED chandelier, designed by Maurice Dery.

A functioning gear, not a motif

The entire fixture is made to scale; in other words, it’s an actual functioning gear. We crafted the inner 5-ft diameter steel sprocket both to interlock with the chain and to carry a finish that reflects the true wear-and-tear of a real sprocket. The chain itself is built from 20 aluminum and acrylic links. Each one is lit at 325 lumens, for 6,524 across the chain, with roughly 9,372 more from the sprocket.

Suspended by aircraft cables, this bespoke chandelier appears to float in mid-air. There are no power cables and no visible fasteners. We designed it to hide all “visual pollution”.

Configured to your specification

The colour temperature of this custom chandelier is available from 2700K to 4100K, with phase, 0-10V, ELV, or DALI dimming and standard, high-output, or custom lumen packages.

Standard finishes are black, white, silver, and bronze look, with Sun Gold also available for the fixture and canopy, and custom finishes on request. Canopy options include standard configurations such as a 6″ hex, plus custom canopy requests.

Fixture information

Overall footprint: 10 ft × 10 ft
Inner sprocket: 5 ft diameter, steel construction
Chain: 20 aluminum and acrylic links
Light source: Karice LED tape, 91+ CRI
Colour temperature: 2700K, 3000K, 3400K, 4100K
Output: 325 lm per link, 6,524 lm chain + ~9,372 lm sprocket
Voltage: 24 VDC – line voltage (120V/60Hz), low voltage, and global (200–240V/50Hz) options available
Wattage: 192W total
Dimming: phase, 0-10V, ELV, DALI
Fixture and canopy colours: black, white, silver, bronze, Sun Gold; custom on request
Suspension: aircraft cables, no visible power cables or fasteners

Downloadable Documents

The Sprocket and Chain, a 10-foot LED chain and gear chandelier, suspended by concealed aircraft cables and fasteners. Designed and manufactured by Karice.

Time

TIME Custom Clock Chandelier

TIME began as a collaboration with Kalu Interiors for their “Alice in Wonderland” dinner scape at a Dinner by Design show in Vancouver. It became our Alice in Wonderland chandelier concept turned inward: instead of decorating around the theme, we took it inside the clock itself, building an exploded view of gears, springs, pins, and illuminated ruby-like jewels.

An exploded clock, built in light

Designed by Maurice Dery, this bespoke clock chandelier layers machined aluminum clockwork across the composition. Five Citizen COB LEDs stand in for the ruby jewels traditionally used inside a mechanical watch or clock, turning the mechanism into a functional LED chandelier.

Rather than treating gears as surface decoration, we built the gears, springs, pins, hands, and light sources into the composition itself. The result is a clockwork lighting that keeps the original Alice in Wonderland concept visible without becoming a literal clock face.

Configured to your specification

This custom chandelier can be specified at 2700K, 3000K, or 3500K, with phase, 0-10V, ELV, or DALI dimming and standard, high-output, or custom lumen packages.

Standard finishes include Light Gold Anodized, Clear Anodized, and Black Anodized, with custom finishes available on request. Standard and custom canopy options are also available, including a 6″ diameter canopy configuration.

Fixture information

Overall size: 3′-2 3/8″ diameter (974 mm)
Materials: machined aluminum, acrylic
Light source: 5 × Citizen COB LEDs, 90 CRI
Colour temperature: 2700K, 3000K, 3500K
Standard output: ~4,350 lm
Wattage: 34W
Voltage: 34 VDC – line voltage (120V/60Hz), low voltage, and global (200–240V/50Hz) options available
Dimming: phase, 0-10V, ELV, DALI
Lumen packages: standard, high output, custom
Standard finishes: Light Gold Anodized, Clear Anodized, Black Anodized; custom on request
Canopy: standard and custom options; 6″ diameter canopy as one standard example

Downloadable Documents

TIME LED clock chandelier, featuring exposed gears, springs, pins, and ruby-like COB LED lights. Designed and manufactured by Karice.

TIME custom LED chandelier inspired by clockwork, featuring exposed gears, springs, pins, and ruby-like COB LED lights. Designed and manufactured by Karice.

Close up image of TIME, our custom LED clock chandelier, featuring exposed gears, springs, pins, and ruby-like COB LED lights. Designed and manufactured by Karice.

TIME custom LED clock chandelier, featuring exposed gears, springs, pins, and ruby-like COB LED lights. Designed and manufactured by Karice.

Fabrication of TIME, our custom LED clock, featuring exposed gears, springs, pins, and ruby-like COB LED lights. Designed and manufactured by Karice.

Fabrication of TIME, our custom LED clock chandelier, featuring exposed gears, springs, pins, and ruby-like COB LED lights. Designed and manufactured by Karice.

Leonardo 1482 – Da Vinci

Leonardo 1482 Sculptural Chandelier

Leonardo 1482 is a sculptural chandelier that resembles a rising sun, drawing on Renaissance-era mechanics. It’s named for the year Leonardo da Vinci began designing and developing his inventions.

Designed by Maurice Dery, it’s the main chandelier in our Da Vinci Collection, which uses modern technology to capture the spirit of what Leonardo did in the late 15th and early 16th centuries: his mechanics and his approach to magnifying and projecting light.

The collection also includes:

Built around moving mechanics

We developed this Da Vinci chandelier around working mechanical elements rather than just decorative gears. In this gear chandelier, magnifiers direct the light onto mirrors, and a pull on the brass chain moves eight cogged wheels simultaneously to redirect it onto the wall or floor.

We built it from genuine patinaed brass and blackened aluminum, giving this piece of sculptural lighting the aged, vintage character of Renaissance-era machinery.

Configured to your specification

This custom chandelier can be specified at 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, or 5000K, with phase, 0-10V, ELV, or DALI dimming and standard, high-output, or custom lumen packages. Standard finishes include Light Gold Anodized, Clear Anodized, Black Anodized, and Brass, with custom finishes available on request. Canopy options include various standard and custom styles, in black, white, silver, bronze, or Sun Gold.

Fixture information

Diameter: 24″
Materials: genuine patinaed brass, blackened aluminum
Mechanism: eight cogged wheels moved together by a brass pull chain; magnifiers and mirrors
Light source: Citizen LED COB, 90+ CRI
Colour temperature: 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, 5000K
Standard output: ~3,180 lm
Wattage: 25.5W
Voltage: 34 VDC (750mA) – line voltage (120V/60Hz), low voltage, and global (200–240V/50Hz) options available
Dimming: phase, 0-10V, ELV, DALI
Lumen packages: standard, high output, custom
Finishes: Light Gold Anodized, Clear Anodized, Black Anodized, Brass; custom on request
Canopy colours: black, white, silver, bronze, Sun Gold
Canopy: various standard and custom options; 6″ diameter canopy as one example

Awards

Downloadable Documents

Da Vinci Leonardo 1482 sculptural chandelier with brass gears, magnifiers, mirrors, and adjustable directional illumination. Designed and manufactured by Karice.

Octave

Octave 8-Lamp Chandelier

We developed Octave as the 8-lamp version of our Harmony chandelier, continuing its mid-century design. Designed by Yoko Ishihara and Maurice Dery, the original lighting concept was created with Wilson Ishihara Design for Long Meadow Ranch in Philo, California, then engineered and brought to life by our team.

Eight tilting shades on brass swivels

We built this lamp chandelier with eight tilting shades on genuine brass swivels, so the light can articulate to give varying angles of illumination. Each shade uses an E26 medium-base 4.5W LED lamp. It can be finished in black or white with genuine brass accents.

Configured to your specification

This custom chandelier can be specified at 2700K or 3000K, with phase, 0-10V, ELV, or DALI dimming and standard, high-output, or custom lumen packages where applicable.

Standard finishes include black, white, silver, and bronze look, with custom finishes on request. Fixture and canopy colour options also include Sun Gold, with various standard and custom canopy configurations available by configuration.

Fixture information

Configuration: 8 tilting shades on genuine brass swivels
Overall footprint: 74″ × 28″
Construction: steel with genuine brass swivels and accents
Lamping: 8 × E26 medium-base 4.5W LED lamps, 90+ CRI
Colour temperature: 2700K, 3000K
Standard output: ~3,200 lm
Wattage: 36W total
Voltage: 120 VAC 60Hz – low and global voltage (200–240V/50Hz) options available by configuration
Dimming: phase, 0-10V, ELV, DALI
Lumen packages: standard, high output, custom, where applicable
Fixture and canopy colours: black, white, silver, bronze, Sun Gold; custom finishes on request
Canopy: various standard and custom options; 6″ diameter canopy as one example

Downloadable Documents

Octave mid-century lamp chandelier with eight adjustable tilting shades, genuine brass swivels, and black or white finish options. Designed and manufactured by Karice.

Harmony

Harmony 6-Lamp Chandelier

We developed Harmony in collaboration with Yoko Ishihara of Wilson Ishihara Design, originally for the Hahn Family Wines Tasting Room in Carmel, California. This mid-century classic chandelier takes its name from the harmonic triad in music.

Two triads, six lamps

We arranged six lamps around a central focal point in an elliptical array composed of two triads. At 74″ across, this 6-lamp chandelier suits a larger-scale room.

The fixture is finished in gloss black, with genuine brass accents as a prominent feature. We finish each shade by hand to create a contrasting bronze colour. Each of the six shades uses an E26 medium-base 4.5W LED replacement lamp.

For an eight-lamp version of this design, see our Octave chandelier.

Configured to your specification

This custom chandelier can be specified at 2700K or 3000K, with phase, 0-10V, ELV, or DALI dimming and standard, high-output, or custom lumen packages.

Fixture information

Configuration: 6 lamps in an elliptical array, arranged as two triads
Overall span: 74″
Construction: steel with genuine brass accents
Lamping: 6 × E26 medium-base 4.5W LED replacement lamps, 90+ CRI
Colour temperature: 2700K, 3000K
Standard output: ~2,400 lm
Wattage: 27W total
Voltage: 120 VAC 60Hz – low and global voltage (200–240V/50Hz) options available
Dimming: phase, 0-10V, ELV, DALI
Lumen packages: standard, high output, custom
Finishes and colours: standard finishes in black, white, silver, and bronze look, custom on request
Canopy: various standard and custom options; 6″ diameter canopy as one example
Finish: gloss black with genuine brass accents; shades hand-finished in a contrasting bronze colour