Lighting makes difference.  It evokes a mood; highlights or shadows
  the furnishings in our home, it speaks as to our personal preferences
  and individual taste.  That's why the artisans behind Mitchel & Mitchel
  collection prefer the term "illumination" over lighting - to them each of
  their unique pieces has a sense of theater achieved by accentuating
  the inherent beauty of the  materials from which it was crafted.

  The Mitchel & Mitchel collection is created from raw metals with
  finishing's that enhance the natural quality of the alloys used.  The
  artists infuse bronze to simulate gold highlights and use natural
  oxidants to accomplish one-of-a-kind finishes.  Hand-finished waxes
  are used on bamboo surfaces, and heat treatment is used to achieve
  unique coloration.  "Each piece in the Mitchel & Mitchel collection has
  a unique story.  We are sensitive to respect the materials used,
  working with them to maximize their natural beauty and create an
  individual mood and unique work of art, " said Cathy Mitchel, a partner
  in the design team.

  ABOUT MITCHEL & MITCHEL

  When John Mitchel graduated with a sculpture degree from Kansas
  City Art Institute, he realized that he wanted to make a transition
  from fine art to functional art by creating sculptural lighting and
  furniture for the home.  The result has been a collection of custom
  pieces, each designed individually  and named for the person that
  commissioned the work. 

  Cathy Mitchel has a degree in Interior Design from Arizona State
  University and the Harrington School of Interior Design.  Respected as
  one of the best designers in the Midwest, she claims her success is
  the result of working with the "best clientele"  around the globe.

  The Mitchel & Mitchel design team formed 11 years ago when Cathy
  asked "this really cool sculpture, John, to make me a blacksmith
  looking chandelier."  From there the rest is history.