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Progress Lighting Rae Collection

One of my latest collections for Progress Lighting. This modern/ traditional (motra) design features hex-shaped art glass tiles held in place by a golden ...

Progress Lighting Captivate pendants

Initial concept renderings and the final

Lighting for the 2017 New American Home

In January, the 2017 New American Home and the New American Remodeled Home were opened to attendees of the International Builder Show in Orlando. Both of these ...

Rendering to reality

I like to look back and compare my initial concept sketches and renderings for a project to the final product. Sometimes significant changes occur during ...

Staunton glass pendants

The Progress Lighting Staunton collection is a glass pendant group that was inspired by the shapes of Chess pieces (mainly pawns if you want to be specific). ...

Progress Lighting Equinox pendants featured on HGTV’s Property Brothers

Equinox pendants featured on Property Brothers

I am always happy when my designs do well in the market, but it’s even better when they remain top sellers for a long time. Inspired by antique armillary ...

Reflecting on 10 years of BicycleDesign.net

In September of 2005, I was searching an old hard drive and ran across a scan of the marker sketch that you see above. I had drawn that track bike concept ...

Marque Pendants

The Marque pendant group is one of my recent designs for Progress Lighting. Shown below are the original concept renderings, CAD drawings, and photos of the ...

Ceiling fan remote design by James Thomas

Sketches and renderings of ceiling fan remotes

I really enjoy 3D modeling, rendering, and other digital design tools, but for me, sketching with pencil and paper is still the best way to stimulate ...

Pictures from Paris

I love to travel, and I find it to be the best source of inspiration for my designs. A few weeks ago, my wife and I were in Paris (one of my favorite cities), ...

Equinox pendants

The Equinox pendant series was inspired by antique armillary spheres. I designed the group in 2007, and it remains one of Progress Lighting's most popular ...

Bent-ply bicycle concept

Sketches and a Photoshop rendering of a bent plywood bicycle concept. Read more about it in a 2008 post at Bicycle ...

Unplug and Ride Your Bike!

Since May is National Bike Month, the folks at Beer and Napkins asked me to create a bike themed napkin sketch for one of their weekly challenges. The ...

Haven pendants

 Haven is one of my lighting designs for Progress Lighting. The group has a modern feel, but was influenced by classic Craftsman furniture and architecture, ...

Photos from China

I will be working in China for the next couple weeks, so you won’t see much from me on Twitter or other social media platforms. Instagram is the one ...

Moderne Table Fan for Casablanca

Sketches, development models, and renderings from one of my older fan projects (around 2002).  

Bicycle sketches and renderings

A couple of my old bicycle concept sketches from the 80’s and ...

Bingo wall and ceiling light fixtures

Bingo is a decorative lighting fixture for Progress Lighting that can be mounted on a wall or ceiling. Originally designed to use circline florescent lamps and ...

Casablanca Mission Fan

A mission style ceiling fan for Casablanca with a matching table lamp and torchiere. I designed this fan in the mid 90's, but it is still in the line and ...

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