What happens when your last child goes off to college? You start a company, of course. For the husband and wife team of Alan Lindsley and Karen Jess-Lindsley, this seemed like the logical progression for their careers, and a way to create a company that aligned with their commitment to sustainable living. Alan’s technical knowledge of lighting and talent at designing light fixtures is the backbone of Lindsley Lighting. He has that perfect combination of geek and creativity that makes developing green light fixtures second nature. Karen is the business brains behind the operation.

Their commitment to living lightly on the earth has been part of their belief system since they met in college. Their honeymoon was spent backpacking in the Canadian Rockies and their first home was a solar townhouse in Boulder, Colorado. Now they are based in the hills of northern California where they have gardened organically for over 20 years, producing most of their own food. They recognize that their lives are not perfectly green, but are in a continuous quest to make them greener.

Knowing that we all need and use artificial light, they created Lindsley Lighting to produce light fixtures that combine the most sustainable and energy efficient light sources with strong design. Right now that source is LED’s. Lindsley Lighting does not use incandescent or fluorescent bulbs. The company looks at the entire greencycle of the fixtures and selects materials that are either recycled and/or recyclable, producing fixtures with design and functionality that will last a long time.