Oggi & Lighting Fixtures

I brought in 2 lamps that I brought back from China when we moved back to the US to be looked at as I thought they would need to be re –wired from 220v to 110v. Mary, the proprietress I spoke with, was so incredibly helpful. She took one look and told me she didn’t think I needed to get them re-​wired but rather use the correct light bulbs. I was so thrilled as I left with having just spent $ 8 and a whole lot of less work than I originally thought inward in for. Highly recommend them. They were super professional and really great.

Last year I bought a mosaic hanging lamp in Turkey with the intention of hanging it as soon as I got home. A year later, I finally got around to it. I needed a different mounting fixture in order to hang it properly so I headed to the bowery where I was pretty sure my entire day was going to evaporate going store to store trying to find a matching piece. We went in to Oggi Lighting and found salvation. Mickey, the owner, patiently explained to us that we needed to customize the lamp from European fixtures to American fixtures. It required kindness and some serious fiddling on his part to make the lamp functional. His wife clued us in that we needed bulb adapters and told us what wattage would work best with the lamp. These are the two you want to work with when you have any lighting problems. They’ll take the time and figure out your problem and even better, they’ll explain how to install it so you don’t have to pay an overpriced electrician. The price was entirely reasonable as well. We’ve found our lifetime lighting store. Please never go out of business.

Back two months ago, I accidentally knocked over my Meyda 26 971 68“H Nehoc Fused Glass Torchiere and shattered the Torchiere. Today, I finally got around to looking for a replacement. I went to Oggi & Lighting Fixtures and the owner’s wife, Maria, was able to help me pick a replacement for $ 20.00. It would have cost at least $ 54.00+ to order a replacement Torchiere at another shop –yes, I went back to the first store and cancelled the order.

I had been to every lighting store on the Bowery with the same request for 5 units of a special type of goose-​neck lamp I was retro-​fitting to mount specialized cameras for my shop and the end result was either that people grew impatient with my explanation or simply showed me to the door. (One guy rudely pushed me out while he began talking to another customer!)
The last store on Bowery, is OGGI and for a moment I thought after being disappointed at every other light shop that I may as well go home. Fortunately, I resisted the urge to experience rejection and I’m happy I did because the people at OGGI are the kind of can-​do people I was looking for. I noticed when I walked in that they encouraged repairs as well as sales which was kind of a tip-​off that these people made things WORK. Mickey and his wife Marie along with their crew are the kind of people you go to whether you are looking for custom solutions or off-​the-​shelf solutions at excellent values. You won’t find more conscientious lovely people who really care that everything you buy from them work’s right. What a find!

I was exploring the lighting district for some new table lamps and while they had some of the same stuff I’ve seen elsewhere they did have some unique items too. The lady behind the register was nice too.

Annoying place. We walked in, realized their prices were double the ones for the store next door for the exact same stuff, got briefly attacked by a saleslady, and left.