Kwang Sung Lee (who also goes by Kwang Lee), a fine artist and lighting designer, is the founder of O'Lampia Studio in New York City.
Education and career He studied painting at Hongik University in Seoul, then received his MFA from Pratt Institute. After graduation, Lee’s art was shown in cultural institutions in New York City such as the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, and the Asian American Arts Centre.
After founding O’Lampia in 1993, his interests shifted from painting to lighting design. Lee’s design philosophy is a modern & contemporary take on traditional structures, expressed through simple, graceful lines.
Recognition Lee has been interviewed by the Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal, "Lights Out on the Bowery" by Maya Pope-Chappell, August 9, 2011. and reviewed by The New York Times.The New York Times, "Trade Secrets; Let There Be Lighting" by Patricia Leigh Brown, March 19, 1998. His designs have also been featured in publications such as Architectural Digest, Elle Décor,Elle Decor, "Meg Ryan Hits the Beach", June 2010. Interior Design, and Time Out.
O’Lampia has been an exhibitor in the Architectural Digest Home Show and awarded “Top Pick” in the 2012 Architectural Digest Home Design Show’s ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) NY Metro Top Picks Design Competition. It was also featured in "The Best Furniture and Accessories from the Architectural Digest Home Design Show" in 2014 in Architectural Digest.
References
External links O'Lampia Studio The Wall Street Journal: "Lights Out on the Bowery" The New York Times: "Trade Secrets; Let There Be Lighting" Elle Decor: "Meg Ryan Hits the Beach"