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Cal Lighting
Family-owned designer and importer of portable lamps, chandeliers, pendants, track systems and ceiling fixtures at competitive price points. Distribution runs through furniture stores, e-commerce retailers and hospitality design firms.
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Cal Lighting at a glance
Family-owned designer and importer of portable lamps, chandeliers, pendants, track systems and ceiling fixtures at competitive price points. Distribution runs through furniture stores, e-commerce retailers and hospitality design firms. Also listed as CAL Lighting.
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At a glance
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Ontario, California |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Price tier | Value |
| Website | calighting.com |
| Availability | On the SESCO Ft. Lauderdale card |
About Cal Lighting
Cal Lighting is a family-owned designer and importer in Ontario, California, trading since 1981. Its catalog is built around portable lamps — table, floor, desk, accent, torchiere and Tiffany-style — with hardwired chandeliers, pendants, track, vanity fixtures and ceiling fans alongside, plus shades and accessories sold separately. It runs a dedicated Contract Lighting line aimed at hotel and hospitality interiors.
What you get for the money
Cal Lighting is a value-tier line. Retailer listings for its table lamps generally run from roughly $140 to $630, with most between about $150 and $500. That buys plated and painted metal, resin and ceramic bases, wood accents and fabric or glass shades — competent, widely available product designed to hit a price rather than to be handcrafted. The practical advantage is breadth: lamps, shades, finials, transformers and bulbs can all come from the same source.
Where it gets used
Cal Lighting is used in furniture-store room sets, apartment and rental furnishing, model homes, and secondary residential rooms. The Contract Lighting line is aimed squarely at hotels and resorts — guestroom desk, floor, nightstand and wall lamps, hallway sconces, entryway ceiling fixtures, LED lighted mirrors and public-area lighting — where a coordinated package at a controlled per-key cost matters more than provenance. The track and hardwired range fills out small remodels.
Specifying notes
Cal sells shades separately in drum, hardback, paper, softback and uno styles, which means you can replace or upsize a shade rather than replace the lamp — useful in hospitality refresh work. Because most of the line is plug-in portable product, dimming is by socket, cord or base switch rather than a wall dimmer; confirm before pairing with a control system. This is an interior line — do not assume a damp or wet rating for a covered Florida lanai without confirming the location listing on the specific item.
How it compares
| Adesso | The closest peer — similar value tier, similar portable-lamp focus, with more emphasis on integrated charging and cordless rechargeable models. |
|---|---|
| Nuvo Lighting (SATCO|NUVO) | Cheaper and more contractor-oriented, much stronger on hardwired and utility fixtures, weaker on decorative portables. |
| Quorum International | Similar residential positioning but built around ceiling fans first, with decorative lighting as the supporting range. |
| Uttermost | A step up in decorative lamp styling and materials for designer and furniture-retail channels. |
Common questions about Cal Lighting
Is Cal Lighting good quality?
It is a value-tier line — sound, widely distributed product at accessible prices, using plated metal, resin, ceramic and fabric rather than solid brass or artisan glass. For furnishing packages, rentals, model homes and hospitality guestrooms it does its job; for a statement fixture, most buyers step up.
Who represents Cal 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.
Does Cal Lighting have a warranty?
Cal Lighting product is covered by the manufacturer's warranty and Hold the Spec handles claims for you. The company does not publish a warranty term on the pages I could verify, so ask me to confirm coverage for the specific item before you order.
Is Cal Lighting made in the USA?
No. Cal Lighting is a family-owned American company based in Ontario, California, but it designs and imports rather than manufactures domestically.
Does Cal Lighting do hotel and hospitality projects?
Yes — it runs a dedicated Contract Lighting line covering guestroom desk, floor, nightstand and wall lamps, hallway sconces, entryway ceiling fixtures, LED lighted mirrors, vanity lights and public-area lighting. Send me a per-key budget and room count and I will work the package with the factory.
Can I buy replacement shades for a Cal Lighting lamp?
Yes. Cal sells shades separately in drum, hardback, paper, softback and uno styles, so a shade can be replaced or upsized without replacing the lamp. Send me the lamp model and the shade fitter type and I will match it.
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Quoting Cal 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? Cal 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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