AUTHENTIC DESIGNS

Authentic Designs is a small family-run company that produces extraordinary reproduction and bespoke lighting. They are a pleasure to work with and provide an outstanding product!

Authentic Designs product is exceptionaly and consistently crafted. They are also super easy to work with! If something needs to be tweaked a bit to fit a location or asthetic, they are on it! In addition, they are super creative and have all kinds of ideas for unique design.

As a former and longtime client of the Krauss family and their rather unique, sometimes wonderfully quirky and impeccably crafted Vermont company, they always know how to do what they do, masterfully do it with grace, aplomb and with good natured humor and best of all... you can count on them to do what they say they will, when they say they will and give you an outstanding and well-crafted product—-consistently. This is often too rare in today’s marketplace, so enjoy your experience (with confidence) with the Krauss family and company!

We are building a new home and have spent a lot of time looking at lighting fixtures. The most difficult one was the dining room chandelier. I found a chandelier on Authentic Designs' website and have been working with Maria to adapt it to meet our specific needs. It has been a great experience -- their products are beautiful and wonderful quality and Maria's help really reflects their total dedication to craftsmanship and quality.

Authentic Designs is a MUST SEE Shopping Destination for southern Vermont! The care, artistry and professionalism demonstrated by the entire Authentic Designs team makes just visiting the beautiful, bountiful showroom a pleasure. Jam-packed with hand-crafted, historically authentic lighting fixtures of all kinds, you are bound to find something to enhance the lighting atmosphere of your home. From chandeliers to sconces, wonderful wooden candle holders to exterior lamps of every description, Michael Krauss and Maria Peragine can give, find or make you whatever your heart desires. Most designs come in a panoply of sizes, finishes, and glass choices so Michael and Maria are bound to be able to give you exactly what you are looking for. If only ALL suppliers were this reliable and congenial! Michael is a fount of knowledge about every fixture he offers and its history, and Maria is a great advisor for what will look great in your home. Have fun browsing through all the goodies Authentic Designs has to offer -- I did!

Authentic Designs is a wonderful, innovative lighting company that is willing and able to execute any lighting fixture that you can imagine. My husband and I hired Authentic Designs to create lighting fixtures for our VT home which dates back to the 1870's. We fell in love with their fixtures and used them for our entire first floor of our house. We also worked with Michael to design a 3 story, one-of-a-kind lantern chandelier that required both artistry and engineering prowess. It is so amazing. I would highly recommend Authentic Designs to designers as well as home owners.

The owners and staff of Authentic Designs are extremely knowledgeable about Early American and Colonial lighting fixtures. Their products are amazing, hand crafted in Vermont with the utmost skill and care. Their customer service is excellent and they work with you to meet any deadlines you may have. I would highly recommend Authentic Designs for your lighting needs.