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YLighting is a retailer of modern lighting in North America and was founded in 2001 in Palo Alto by Jeff Zwelling and David Feldman. YLighting is a subsidiary of YDesign Group, a privately held corporation in modern lighting, furniture and home décor retail in the United States and Canada. Its worldwide headquarters is located in Walnut Creek, which is part of the greater Bay Area of Northern California.

History
YLighting was founded in 2001 by Jeff Zwelling and David Feldman establishing one of the first online marketplaces for modern design products.

In 2008 Alpine Investors made an equity investment in YLighting and Sean Callahan joined as CEO. Shortly thereafter YDesign Goup was formed and YLiving was introduced to expand into modern design furniture and décor to complement the best-in-class lighting assortment of YLighting. In 2019, Danish design studio Louis Poulsen teamed up with YLighting to donate portable solar lighting to villages in rural Africa.

Awards

 * Newsweek Best Online Shops of 2020
 * Newsweeek Best Shops Retailers of 2021