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CC Designer Bio |
 Award-winning lighting designer Cindy Ciskowski was born into
a family of artists in San Diego, California. Her mother, a
painter and her father, a fine craftsman, Ciskowski was
trained from an early age in color, proportionate elegance
and design. As a child, her passion for textiles was further
encouraged by a stylish grandmother. "She had cabinets full
of the most beautiful textiles," says Ciskowski. "We would
spend the summers sewing. She encouraged me to follow my own
vision, to develop a personal style and stand out from the
crowd." These natural creative abilities would later lead Ciskowski into her first business venture. In San Francisco's premiere trend-setting retailer, I. Magnin, she received her practical education in the business of fashion. After her day working in the designer sportswear buying office she spent her evenings designing jewelry. Soon, these fresh designs caught the attention of the jewelry buyer. I. Magnin became her first customer. The demands of such a rapid success allowed her to leave her job to pursue her jewelry venture. She called her new company, "Luxe."  "I always knew I could go back to the retail business if it
did not work out," says Ciskowski. "I made the decision to
go forward and have never regretted it." For ten years Luxe was distributed in the United States and Europe. The jewelry was a favorite of magazine editors, and featured on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Harper's Bazaar. In 1996, a certain boredom which is common in the highly creative personality, descended on Ciskowski, as she noticed a void. There was a need for the same taste, a vision of the newness that Luxe Style had carried, to be translated into fashion-influenced lighting design, for the home. The same intense love of style and color for fashion apparel could now literally dress the domestic scene. In 1996 Ciskowski co-founded Mystic Home. Cindy Ciskowski, Mystic Home Selected as one of the top 100 lighting Chosen by Accessories Magazine as one of the Top 20 Products of 2002 Since 1996, Mystic Home has: Positioned itself as the market leader, offering innovative, middle to high- end portable lighting, lampshades and fixtures for home interiors. Produced high quality, fashion inspired lighting. Twice yearly textile inspired conceptual collections, designed and manufactured in Los Angeles. Created a manufacturing process which allowed custom development of private label product for catalogs, design showrooms and personalized lighting for interior designers. Emphasized innovation and a special attention to detail. Many of the original designs remain timeless classics and continue to be in demand.
Special Announcement: Designer Cindy Ciskowski Forms Her Own Company |
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