The Dwell 24: Ovuud
Former patent lawyer Benjamin Gillespie channels his youthful enthusiasm for deconstructing yard-sale lamps into creating sophisticated LED-based fixtures for his studio, Ovuud.
Former patent lawyer Benjamin Gillespie channels his youthful enthusiasm for deconstructing yard-sale lamps into creating sophisticated LED-based fixtures for his studio, Ovuud.
"I’ve gravitated toward lighting since I was a kid," says Benjamin Gillespie, who channeled his youthful enthusiasm for deconstructing yard-sale lamps into creating sophisticated LED-based fixtures in his Philadelphia studio, Ovuud.
"My dream was to make a business where I could design and sell my work," he says. "Through social media, that became a reality." Gillespie, who earned a degree in material engineering and was also a practicing patent lawyer, mentions that he "didn’t study design."
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