Our vintage lighting props on the big screen (part 1)

Celebrating our official sponsorship of the British Film Designers Guild (BFDG), we look back on a successful year supplying our restored vintage lights as props for TV and film.

Day in the life: Rosy Seal, prop hire engineer

Speaking to the British Film Designer's Guild, skinflint's workshop team member Rosy reveals what goes on behind the scenes restoring our original vintage lights ready for prop hire for TV and film.

Prop Hire

Make An Entrance with vintage lighting

First impressions always count and lighting design can make or break an interior. Make an Entrance with our new collection of vintage lights built to last.

Interiors| Lighting advice

The creators who put Czechoslovakian design on the map

Inspiring our latest Czech Creators vintage lighting collection, join us on a trip to the National Technical Museum in Prague, where we uncover 20th century metalworkers Franta Anýž, NAPAKO and Josef Hůrka’s greatest works.

Interiors| Lighting History

skinflint Full Circle buy-back scheme makes the Evening Standard top 10

Drum roll please...our buy-back scheme Full Circle has been included in the Evening Standard’s 10 of the best interior buy-back and repair schemes alongside household names such as Ikea and John Lewis!

B Corp

skinflint x Dodds & Shute: A sustainability match made in hotel heaven

Meet The Retreat Collection, a range of vintage lights curated specifically for hotel bedrooms, lounges, lobbies, restaurants, and entrances.

In conversation with Nick & Stefan at Dodds & Shute

Ahead of The Retreat collection launch, we catch up with Nick and Stefan, the duo striving to bring sustainability to the forefront of the industry.

The resilient legacy of vintage Czech lighting

Our latest Czech Crystal: Bohemian Origins collection features vintage lights that came from an era of defiance, where artistic vision slipped through the cracks and flourished through the Bohemian tradition of glassmaking.

A Modern Lounge: Creating a room to entertain

Whether it's a lavish dinner party or a cosy night in, let us guide you through how to use vintage lighting to create a multifunctional space in a flick of a switch with our new collection, The Lounge.

Art Deco lights: Standing the test of time

Art Deco pieces aren’t just unique for their aesthetic; our new Art Deco Collection features vintage lights with remarkable salvage stories from the little county of Norfolk, UK…

Lighting History

Fawley Power Station: Sci-fi on Set

The vintage lights we’ve salvaged from the now demolished Fawley Power Station are no stranger to movie magic. Join skinflint’s prop hire team on a journey through Fawley’s star-studded buildings and the lights that once called them home. 

B Corp

Fawley Power Station: Salvaging Vintage Lights from an Industrial Icon.

The vintage lights we’ve salvaged from the now demolished Fawley Power Station are ingrained with the iconically industrial story of their birthplace. Join us on our journey through this exceptional site.

Lighting History

Beyond Retro: Bringing retro styles to modern interiors

Modern Retro is in! Our experts cherry pick the best retro lighting trends, curating considered interiors that transcend design fads.

Interiors

Period Living: Beside the Seaside

Exploring what it takes to transform a kitchen into a nautical haven, featuring skinflint’s 1920s Holophane pendant lights and Plain English.

In the press

When Minimalism Meets Mid-Century Modern

Minimal vintage lights with big stories to tell… We delve i​​​​nto the two timeless design movements behind our latest collection of salvaged finds - and how to achieve the look at home.

Interiors

A final farewell to RAF Scampton

A journey through time of this iconic site, from the launch-pad of The Dambuster Raid, to the home of the Red Arrows - and the lucky salvage of an astonishing array of airfield runway lights.

Lighting History

skinflint gift vouchers

Our newly launched gift cards are now available for purchase! Available to use on our entire range of vintage lights; our vouchers are the perfect gift for the eco-conscious.

News

Creative ways with vintage enamel pendant lights

The skinflint team share their favourite ways to get creative with the vintage classic - from hanging at asymmetric heights, to playing with different flex colours, suspension methods and more.

Lighting advice

Planet Pay Back Promotion: 20% off

This Black Friday, we're doing #PlanetPayBack. It means you'll get 20% off our full range of lights and we'll also donate 20% to charity. It's a genuinely good deal for you, and the planet.

B Corp

A buyer’s guide to vintage lighting

Authentic vintage lighting is not only about heritage and age, but timeless design and solid engineering too. Our guide explains what to look for when choosing a vintage light.

Lighting advice

Kitchen lighting design ideas

Helpful ideas and tips for creating your own kitchen lighting scheme from the lighting designers at skinflint.

Lighting advice

The History of Art Deco Lighting

Tracing the history of Art Deco lighting and the iconic design aesthetic to piece together the story of our newly restored pieces in our collection.

Lighting History

A history of heat lamps

From the Ancient Egyptians to modern-day uses - Dr. Tania Woloshyn traces the fascinating medical history of our heat lamps.

Lighting History

How to create an inspiring home office

Working from home is here to stay, and creating a dedicated and inspirational home office space now more important than ever. It's easy to achieve with these simple tips from our lighting and stylist experts.

Lighting advice

Czech Bohemian glass: Tracing the origins of a collector’s piece

Salvaging our vintage 1960s Bohemian glass chandeliers and pendant lights sets our lighting experts on a journey to discover more about the illustrious movement.

Lighting History

Lights Organised Neatly: 009

The latest in our series of Lights Organised Neatly features our oxide lighting range including our Oxidised Hungarian factory shades and British pendants by REVO.

Lights Organised Neatly

It's official! We're a Certified B Corporation™

We’re proud to announce that we have officially received our B Corp™ Certification. Read about the rigorous application process and what happens next.

B Corp

Bedroom Lighting Ideas

Our lighting experts offer advice on how to light a bedroom that’s truly suited to your needs, whether that’s for working from home, or relaxing and unwinding in.

Lighting advice

How to light a small or narrow space

More useful tips on lighting - from hallways and entrances to creating space with light - in our expert guide to lighting small and narrow spaces.

Lighting advice

Irish Examiner: Vintage View

Our vintage cut glass chandeliers have been included for their authentic 1970s nostalgia and vintage style.

In the press

skinflint joins 1% for the Planet

Each year we'll be donating 1% of sales to a range of carefully considered nonprofits, creating positive environmental impact and change.

Sustainability

Our top 5 circular economy initiatives

It’s been 12 months since our Full Circle product buy-back scheme launched - and we’ve been blown away with the response. Feeling inspired, we share our favourite innovative companies using circular initiatives to change the way we think, use and consume.

Sustainability

Why we won't be participating in Black Friday

Every November the chaos of Black Friday descends upon us causing needless over-consumption. This year we hope you’ll join us in making a stand, by buying nothing and repairing something instead. #GreenFriday

Sustainability

Darc Magazine: Reclaimed Beauty

Darc talks to skinflint co-founder Chris Miller about our Industrial LED Lights by Benjamin salvaged from Eggborough Power Station and how we restore lights for the modern market.

In the press

Join us at Heal’s Festival of Light

Showcasing an exciting collection of new vintage lighting finds, online and in-store at Heal's Festival of Light this 11-31 October.

News

‘End of an era’: Salvaged lights from Eggborough Power Station

We dig deep into the history of coal-fired Eggborough Power Station - an iconic and recently demolished iconic Yorkshire landmark that was once home to our latest haul of salvaged lights.

Architecture| Lighting History

The Observer: Prepare to Repair

skinflint is mentioned as part of the repair movement leading the way in minimising fast consumerism through restoration.

In the press

YOU Magazine: Ali Heath’s 18th-century Surrey townhouse

Inside the cool and collected 18th-century townhouse that interiors expert Ali Heath calls home.

Architecture| In the press

The Observer: Ethical homewares

Our vintage opaline pendant lights and 1950s enamelled factory shades feature in The Observer's ethical homeware edit.

In the press

Remodelista: Kitchen of the Week

Our vintage Czech hotel pendant lights have received lots of attention after featuring in US online-magazine Remodelista’s ‘Kitchen of the Week’.

In the press

Lighting up London’s entertainment industry

Theatre legend and iconic entertainment landmarks - a trip into our lighting archive reveals the fascinating heritage behind our vintage theatre lighting collection.

Architecture| Lighting History

FAQs about our operations during Covid-19

We remain fully operational during Covid-19. Here is a list of frequently asked questions relating to dispatch and our operations during this period.

News

Sustainable vintage lighting brands

Sustainable and ethical interiors, featuring our vintage reclaimed lighting collection.

In the press

Full Circle wins at the Build Back Better Awards

Our buy-back initiative has won Gold & Green at the Build Back Better Awards, an exciting new initiative championing innovation, creative design and social purpose in the lighting industry.

In the press

Why we’ve signed the Better Business Act

The Better Business Act is calling to transform the way we do business, so that every single company in the UK, whether big or small, takes ownership of its social and environmental impact. Join us.

Sustainability

skinflint joins the ‘Circular’ podcast

Our co-founder Chris Miller joins Katie Treggiden for the launch of Season Two of her podcast ‘Circular’ - a concept we’re of course rather passionate about. This season, the focus is on repair.

In the press

Our journey to becoming B Corp certified

We’re leading the lighting industry joining a global movement of companies using business as a force for good.

Sustainability

Mad About the House: Ethical Lights

Sustainability is very important to us at skinflint, so we're pleased to have been featured in Kate Watson-Smyth’s (aka Mad About the House) special blog on ethical lighting sites.

In the press

Home working desk and lighting giveaway

Celebrating the launch of our Home Working Lighting collection, we’ve teamed up with hand-crafted furniture brand Less is Better for a special giveaway.

Stuff We Love

Lookbook: Crystal glassware lights

A look at our new crystal glassware finds, featuring hand-cut, prismatic and patterned glass pieces including chandeliers from the famed Bohemia glassworks of Lustry Kamenicky Senov.

Interiors