Behind the Scenes | Metal Spinning Comes Naturally to Artisan

Barn Light Electric‘s machine shop is where handcrafted barn lights and porcelain enamelware are born. Large sheets of metal are cut into flat disks then placed on a hand lathe. Our crew of talented metal spinners bend and shape each disk around a mold to create light shades, bowls, plates, and more. It’s difficult work that requires both strength and finesse, and lots of practice, to force the metal into the desired shape.

Behind the Scenes | Barn Light Interns Learn All About Manufacturing

According to Mike Rowe, TV host and advocate for trades and manufacturing jobs, “Opportunity usually shows up in overalls and looking like work.”

This summer, opportunity at Barn Light Electric showed up in company t-shirts and jeans as four interns took their places alongside our full-time staff to learn the processes behind creating American-made lighting. These four young men, three high school students and one college student, all grew up on the Space Coast and were welcomed into the Barn Light ranks in June.

Behind the Scenes | Celebrating Fathers & Family at Barn Light Electric

Spending time with Dad on Father’s Day is always special, but here at Barn Light Electric, two of our dads get to spend time with their kids every single day at work. This father-and-son team plus a father-and-daughter duo spend their days handcrafting, finishing, assembling, and shipping our American-made lighting.

Behind the Scenes | Titusville Native Learns, Grows with Barn Light Electric

Customers sometimes ask whether our lighting is simply shipped from overseas then finished here in the United States. One person who can easily answer that question is Josh, our manufacturing supervisor. Josh has worked on the Barn Light team for almost eight years and watched the company grow from a fledgling operation to one of the country’s premier manufacturers of vintage-inspired lighting.

Behind the Scenes | Celebrating Fathers at Work

The bombardment of ads for watches, wallets, and World’s Best Dad t-shirts must mean Father’s Day is right around the corner. That special weekend when we celebrate the fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, and father figures in our lives with cookouts, cheesy gifts, and lots of love.