Crenshaw Lighting

Established in 1957, Crenshaw is an award-winning decorative custom lighting and historic restoration lighting manufacturer. Dedication to the craftsman tradition, collaboration with world-class lighting specifiers, and pioneering leading edge technology solutions in decorative lighting remain Crenshaw’s guiding principles in the 21st century.

Crenshaw has earned respect in recent decades for custom lighting and historic restoration lighting work that calls for great skill, complexity, and execution on a monumental scale. This competence has led world-class lighting specifiers to select Crenshaw time and again for their important lighting projects. View a selection of this work in our Portfolio.

Crenshaw’s 56,000 square foot production facility is located near Roanoke, Virginia, on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Currently more than 50 people are employed, and there are, on average, 30 released projects on the floor at a given time. The office team of 14 people includes 6 full-time designers who work closely with clients, suppliers, and craftsmen to ensure the integrity of all design details.

Preserving the art of the lamp maker in the United States remains a passionate concern at Crenshaw. Our craftsmen undertake extensive training in hand skills and are among the finest metalworkers in the industry. We see this as a part of our heritage and an important part of creative manufacturing. At the same time, Crenshaw incorporates leading edge technologies where they are appropriate and support the hand work.

Dedication to the craftsman tradition, collaboration with world-class lighting specifiers, and the proven ability to faithfully execute to specification the highest level of historic and custom lighting work in the industry. Our work can be seen in iconic theaters, prestigious universities, historic government buildings, stunning churches, and exclusive high-rise residential buildings around the world.