Illuminating Experiences Featured Products

The Illuminating Experiences catalog is your source for distinctive lighting fixtures that reflect your pride in your home. These Illuminating Experiences catalogs contain quality products ranging from unique and extraordinary to the classic and traditional. These products are imported from Italy and Spain, or manufactured in the United States by Illuminating Experiences.

Illuminating Experiences, Inc. was founded in 1971 by Bernie Gross and Dick Godnick. They left secure jobs with a major lighting fixture importer and manufacturer to try their hand at entrepreneurship. The fledgling company soon made its mark by introducing daring and original designs to the U.S. market. Some early highlights included Danish Flame Sculpture pendants and hand-soldered Moorish Lanterns from Spain. Today, the company is owned and operated by Mr. Gross and his son, Barrett.

I.E., as the company is known throughout the industry, continues to discover and develop unusual lighting products from sources throughout Europe and the United States. We import and manufacture in our vintage 1951 skylighted brick warehouse in beautiful Highland Park, New Jersey, 35 miles south of New York City.

Our products are sold by fashion-oriented retailers of lighting and home furnishings throughout the United States and Canada. Illuminating Experiences also serves the hospitality and contract markets with stock and custom designs. Among the major lines we distribute are Vetreria DeMajo—handblown Murano glass lighting; Lamp International—unique handcrafted Italian wrought iron and glass light sculptures; Meltemi—contemporary glass lighting; and Early Electric—traditional American lighting with a vast assortment of designs.