Some things have an indescribable magnetism, something that sparks neurons deep within the brain. Call it what you like, design, substance, ‘it’, you understand it when you see it. Brooklyn-based Courtney Kinnare taps in to this vein of creativity with her latest releases, the Berry Polka Pendants and her Sorbetto lighting series, now available at Tuleste Factory. Working in glass, resin, and fashion jewelry, the vertices of openness, reflection and layering are vital to her work.
The Olive Polka Pendant, olive with purple dots, are merged and inset just slightly into the main body of the lamp, resting carefully on the surface area, virtually weightless. The Berry Polka Pendant, purple with olive dots, is not it’s set’s opposite, but a sister, or possibly a cousin. A warm radiance exhibits from the orbs, held in stately brass hardware, suspended in space. Powerful when awaited tandem, they bring balance either right next to each other, or individually, adding to the use cases where we could envision these pieces.
< img src ="https://design-milk.com/images/2026/04/Berry-Polka-Pendant-Courtney-Kinnare-Tuleste-Factory-8-810x1080.jpg"alt=""width=" 810"height="1080 "/ >< img src=" https://design-milk.com/images/2026/04/Sorbetto-Series-Courtney-Kinnare-Tuleste-Factory-2-810x1080.jpg" alt=""width ="810"height="1080"/ > The Sorbetto series is appropriately named, swirling blooms of color producing a hugely different impact when the lamps are on and off. There are deep reds that become a dazzling orange, in the Sherbert Sorbetto Pendant, and light pinks that contain an impressive amount of depth, brightened or otherwise.
< img src="https://design-milk.com/images/2026/04/Sorbetto-Series-Courtney-Kinnare-Tuleste-Factory-3-810x1080.jpg"alt=""width="810" height ="1080"/ > These brilliant blues and aquas produce a beautiful balance between warm and cool, a tactile yet ethereal quality connected to
the work. As each piece is handmade, there will be welcome modification within the worlds, each an item of the unique competence that brings this lighting to life. The Gumdrop Sorbetto Pendant is similar to a soundscape, bursts of color melting into each other, operating in harmony to keep the light housed.< img src="https://design-milk.com/images/2026/04/Sorbetto-Series-Courtney-Kinnare-Tuleste-Factory-11-810x1080.jpg"alt =""width=" 810"height= "1080"/ > Courtney Kinnare is a Brooklyn-based artist, working mostly in glass, resin, and metal (at the minute). Her launching lighting collection, the Berry Polka and Sorbetto series, feature processes she loves most. The unnoticeable work that occurs behind the scenes, the striving to get something exactly ideal is a welcome part of the procedure, a specialist’s knowing where and
when time and energy is finest spent. To find out more about the Berry Polka Pendants and Sorbetto lighting by Courtney Kinnare, visit tulestefactory.com.
Photography courtesy of Courtney Kinnare.
Growing up in NYC has actually given Aria an unique viewpoint into art + style, constantly striving for brand-new jobs to get immersed in. A devoted baker, crocheter, and pasta maker, handwork and individual touch is main to what she likes about the developed environment. Outside of the city, she delights in hiking, biking, and discovering area.