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A19 Artisan Lighting
A19 hand-makes ceramic wall sconces and pendants in California, offering a large glaze and paintable-finish palette plus custom color matching. Specified by residential designers and by hospitality and commercial projects needing finish-matched fixtures.
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A19 Artisan Lighting at a glance
A19 hand-makes ceramic wall sconces and pendants in California, offering a large glaze and paintable-finish palette plus custom color matching. Specified by residential designers and by hospitality and commercial projects needing finish-matched fixtures. Also listed as A-19.
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At a glance
| Catalog | Current catalog → |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Headquarters | Ontario, California |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Price tier | Mid-range |
| Manufacturing | Made in the USA |
| Website | a19.com |
| Availability | On the SESCO Ft. Lauderdale card |
About A19 Artisan Lighting
A19 hand-makes ceramic wall sconces, pendants and flush mounts at its studio in Ontario, California, where each piece is cast, sanded, assembled and finished in-house. The draw is the finish: fixtures can be ordered in bare bisque for site painting, in A19's own glazes and faux finishes, or matched to a designer paint color. Buyers are residential designers who need a sconce to disappear into a wall color, plus hospitality and commercial specifiers working to a brand palette.
Collections
| Islands of Light | A19's best-selling line of ceramic sconces, corner sconces and pendants with a coastal, tropical feel; the collection most often ordered in a custom color or bare bisque. |
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| Studio | Modern mini pendants offered in both line-voltage (120V, no transformer needed) and low-voltage versions, with the line-voltage cord cut to length. |
| Nature | Hand-molded ceramic sconces and pendants finished to read as bamboo, wood, stone or bark, without the decay of the real material. |
| Silhouette | Sconces with images hand-painted on the reverse of a translucent lens so the artwork reads backlit; supplied with Energy Star LED lamps. |
| reFusion | Recycled fused glass with visible bubbles, speckles and crackle set on ceramic bases; offered in incandescent and Energy Star LED versions. |
| Jewel | Kiln-fused art glass bonded to hand slip-cast ceramic frames finished in satin white, so no two pieces are identical. |
| Mosaic | Glazed mosaic tile over ceramic bodies, with the grout sealed on each sconce and pendant to resist soiling. |
Where the money goes
A19 sits in the middle of the market. What you pay for is a solid ceramic body instead of stamped or plated metal, hand finishing, and a finish program that is genuinely open-ended: A19's own glazes and faux finishes, bare unglazed bisque for painting on site, or matching to a Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore color. Ceramic does not rust or corrode, which is the practical argument for it over metal in humid and coastal interiors.
Where it gets used
These are decorative sconces first — powder rooms, hallways, stairwells, bedside and above headboards, and corridor runs in hotels and multifamily buildings. The custom-color program is why they show up in restaurants, spas and lobbies where the fixture is meant to blend into a finished wall rather than contrast with it. Several collections are described by A19 as weather-resistant, which puts them in covered exterior and porch use as well.
Specifying notes
Many A19 sconces are four inches deep or less, which is what makes them workable in ADA-governed corridors; A19 calls this out on the reFusion and Jewel collections specifically. Lamping varies by collection — Energy Star LED options on Silhouette, reFusion and Jewel, incandescent on others, and the Studio collection splits between 120V line voltage and low voltage requiring a transformer. Ceramic bases on reFusion are described as suitable for a damp location such as a bathroom; confirm the damp or wet listing on the specific catalog number before specifying anywhere exposed, and allow extra time on custom-color and bisque orders.
How it compares
| Justice Design Group | Also builds ceramic and ADA-depth sconces in the USA, with a much larger catalog but a more standardized finish list rather than paint-match-to-anything. |
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| Hubbardton Forge | American hand-forged steel rather than ceramic — heavier, more architectural, and generally a higher price point. |
| Besa Lighting | The art-glass route to the same slots: the character comes from blown glass options instead of a ceramic body and a glaze. |
| Arroyo Craftsman | US-made, hand-assembled, but committed to Craftsman and Mission styling in metal and mica instead of A19's contemporary ceramic. |
Common questions about A19 Artisan Lighting
Is A19 good quality?
A19 fixtures are solid ceramic, hand-cast and hand-finished at the company's own California studio rather than assembled from imported stampings. The trade-off is that ceramic is heavier and can chip in shipping or handling, so inspect on arrival.
Who represents A19 lighting in South Florida?
I do not represent this line, so it sits in this index for reference. The manufacturer will point you to the agency that covers Florida. If you are working on a job here and want a comparable fixture from a line I represent, send me the type and I will put an alternative in front of you.
Is A19 made in the USA?
Yes. A19 states that its fixtures are hand-carved, cast, sanded, assembled and inspected at its studio in Ontario, California.
Can I get an A19 sconce in a custom color?
Yes — A19 offers custom glazes, faux and solid finishes, matching to designer paint brands including Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, and an unfinished bisque option you can paint on site.
Does A19 have a warranty?
A19 warranty coverage is handled through the manufacturer and is supported through the channel the fixture was bought from. I can confirm the current terms for a specific item before you order.
How long is the lead time on A19?
Lead times depend on the collection and the finish — stock finishes move faster than custom color matches and bisque orders. I confirm current lead time with the factory at the time of quoting rather than promising a number in advance.
Quoting A19 Artisan Lighting?
Pricing on this line comes from the agency that holds it — the rep directory shows who that is. Send me the project anyway if you want a read on the fixture before you specify it.
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Building outside South Florida? A19 Artisan Lighting does not publish a rep locator I could verify. Tell me the brand and the job address and I will identify the agency for your territory.
Why ask me about it
Thirteen years in lighting in this market, most of it on the distribution side and now on the rep side of the desk. I know which lines hold a spec, which ones slip on lead time, and what the substitution is going to be when value engineering starts.
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