Pax Lighting is a lighting design studio founded by Jeff and Teegan Nordhues located just outside of Riverdale, Nebraska . They design and fabricate their own high quality light fixtures. They specialize in ceramics and brass and their forte is letting materials speak for themselves. Pax lighting is known for the honesty of their materials and the excellence of their products.

Pax Lighting began in 2015 and has been producing high quality custom light fixtures ever since. The Nordhues sell these fixtures in the trade market throughout the Midwest to designers, architects and builders. Their products have raised a few eyebrows outside of the Midwest as well. They have caught the attention of Interior Design Magazine, Architectural Digest and more! They’ve presented their products at the Love the Local’s event in Lincoln, Bench in Omaha and they will show their work at the Architectural Design Show in New York City in the ‘MADE’ section this March! Impressive! You can also find some of their high quality fixtures installed locally at Zipline Brewing Co, and Mercury in Omaha. Their exquisite light fixtures are also in many residences throughout the Midwest.

How did a refined lighting company end up in Nebraska? Great question! After studying at the Art Institute in Denver, designing luxury lighting at Dessin Fournir Companies in Kansas, and getting a master’s degree in product design from the Rhode Island School of Design, Jeff decided to move back home to Nebraska and start Pax Lighting with his wife. Teegan is an expert in marketing and public relations and also worked at Dessin Fournir Companies in the public relations department. Jeff also has the title of ‘Professor’ on his resume as he developed curriculum and taught industrial design at UNK for seven years.

Jeff starts with hand sketches and then transfers his designs into AutoCAD. Within the entire production process, he controls the variables and optimizes his system by implementing a manual relief system. It takes approximately 12-14 weeks to produced a custom light fixture. They have custom glass developed in Omaha, custom colors and custom forms designed. They either create their own components in-house, or have them machined in Lincoln. The last step is having their metal finished in Omaha. Not only did the Nordhues choose to to base their business in Nebraska, they also keep it local and patronize other local businesses throughout their creative process. I love that!

It’s rare to find such outstanding designs created in the middle of a cornfield. Nebraska is home to so many outstanding craftsmen and artists. But I have to say, Pax Lighting is extraordinarily exquisite. Please consider using this talented team to meet your lighting needs, especially if you are an architect, builder or a fellow designer. They should be at the top of our “go-to” selection list because we want to celebrate and keep this local brand thriving. It is my personal goal to utilize their fixtures in my future interior design projects. I can’t wait to see how far Pax Lighting goes and all the beautiful applications their fixtures will be installed in! I know their reach already goes far, far beyond the Cornhusker state and I can’t wait to see what they do next.