Acclaimed Bespoke Industrial-Chic Lighting
Commission a PieceSymphonies in iron, bronze, and crystal
LIGHTING | OTHER OBJECTS (COMING SOON)
Since 2007, New York-based lawyer-turned-chandelier-maker Michael McHale has been creating surprising, exhilarating lighting that celebrates contrast, materials, and whimsy. He has been an important voice in the development of industrial-chic lighting design.
Praised by the Press
The New York Times | Wall Street Journal | Interior Design | Dwell | Cool Hunting | Many Others
Currently in Production for 2026
MMD is currently taking orders for its Tribeca collection of lighting, including the iconic Banqueting Chandelier. Please click here for all currently available models.
These fixtures are handmade in New York City and feature the finest quality, optically-pure gem-cut crystal available at any price. They are icons of early twentyfirst century industrial-chic lighting design.
Allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.
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All MMD Fixtures are made by hand in New York City and feature the finest optically-pure gem cut crystal known to man.
About Michael
In 2007, Michael McHale was a creatively-minded Oxford-educated entertainment lawyer searching for a striking light fixture at a well-known design showroom. Unimpressed by their offerings, Michael set out on a mission to redefine what luxury lighting could be.
More on Michael
Michael grew up in Detroit, where he first developed an appreciation for industrial design. While creative as a kid, McHale didn't follow any creative pursuits as he got older. Instead, he took philosophy degrees from Vassar and Oxford, followed by law school. He practiced as an entertainment lawyer in the television business in both London and New York, where he worked on the international licensing of blockbuster TV formats like Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.
While that work was certainly creative-adjacent, it didn't scratch McHale's creative itch.
That all changed in 2007.
At first, Michael experimented with gas pipes and fittings, utilizing their geometry to create fixtures that echoed traditional lighting forms. When high-quality crystal was added, something extraordinary happened. By contrasting rough industrial bronze and black steel elements that our eyes are trained to ignore with glamorous elements, and taking care to present everything in equal measure, the whole fixture became about something else: a study in rough vs. smooth, formal vs. informal, masculine vs feminine. There was an "Of course!" quality to McHale's industrial-glam lighting.
Designers and tastemakers began to notice. Within a few months of its founding, MMD was featured in The New York Times, which launched the company. As the brand evolved, Michael became a pioneer and much-imitated leader in industrial-chic lighting design. He has exhibited at numerous trade shows over the years, including, The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), High Point, Lightovation in Dallas, and The West Edge Design Fair, and The Architectural Digest Home Show, where he won a Best-In-Show award.
McHale chandeliers have hung in the homes of US senators, sports figures, advertisng magnates, mega-restaurants, showrooms in places like Doha, Shanghai, London, and Oslo.
What People Are Saying
"I love the chandelier that Michael made for me. I'm definitely not going to break it!"
"Mayhem" Insurance Ad Icon
and Sex And The City Actor Dean Winters
“Our McHale Industrial Collection Banqueting Chandelier literally elicits gasps of admiration from people who see it for the first time. "
Top Chef Tom Colicchio
"Michael McHale Designs is a well-respected lighting brand within the designer community, a reputation they earned by introducing innovative new collections over the years that consistently re-imagine what high-end lighting can be, and that are all thoughtfully constructed in the USA out of quality materials."
Linda Longo, Managing Editor, US Lighting Trends
"We have two McHale chandeliers in our New York home. We appreciate the innovative qualities of both these pieces very much, and they are each very much at home in a grand home full of distinguished design. Some of our decor is quite traditional and it's amazing how well these modern lights go with everything."
Advertising Legend Sir Martin Sorrell and Lady Cristiana Falcone-Sorrell
More People
"We purchased one of McHale's fabulous chandeliers for one of our more prominent downtown Manhattan clients. They loved the piece beyond all measure. It's rare to get the level of emotion that that fixture elicited. I'll always remember that. And working with Michael was a real pleasure."
Multi-award-winning French Interior Designer Marie Burgos
"I first saw these fixtures in New York City and I fell in love with them. They became the featured design element of our upscale restaurant just off Red Square in Moscow. Michael’s pendants and sconces are the rave. Everyone loves them and getting them is a decision I will never regret.”
International Restauranteur Isaac Correa
"Michael's design screams 'cool and sexy', unlike most things about Washington DC, and added an industrial touch. An extra bonus for my family is when the sun sets through our kitchen window and catches the light of the crystals, it casts a multitude of happy rainbows throughout the room."
Former CA Senator Barbara Boxer and acclaimed filmmaker Nicole Boxer
"I first discovered Michael McHale Designs at High Point and was really taken by the drama and the contrast of Michael's industrial-chic aesthetic. I purchased one of his signature Beacon chandeliers and it has become a much-commented centerpiece for my California home."
Celebrity Interior Designer and StyleRow CEO Erinn Valencich
The Largest Chandelier on Broadway
Commissioned for a landmark space just off Times Square, this installation represents the outer limit of what the industrial-chic aesthetic can achieve at scale. It remains the most ambitious single commission in MMD's history — and one of the largest bespoke chandeliers in New York City.
Custom Work
Always innovative, Michael makes the lighting you dream about.
Licensing Opportunities
If you are a product design company and would like to explore the possibility of working with Michael on designing lighting or other products for your brand, please contact:
David Graff
Sungate Partners
200 W. 86th St.Suite 10C
New York, NY 10024
(W) 212 874 7572
(C) 917 821 9184
(F) 212 496 9576
sungatepartners@gmail.com
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