IN 2020, DURING THE COVID LOCKDOWN DAYS IN NYC, LIGHT SOURCE WAS BORN. AT THAT TIME, DALLAS WAS INTRODUCED TO BLENDER, A 3D MODELING PROGRAM, BY HIS FRIEND ANTHONY, A TEAMMATE FROM THEIR HOMETOWN OF DENVER. DALLAS BEGAN CREATING DIGITAL RENDERINGS OF HOMES, INTERIORS, STAGES, PRODUCTS, AND JEWELRY, ALL LABELED UNDER THE BRAND NAME, LIGHT SOURCE. AFTER DALLAS SHARED SOME OF HIS WORK ON X, ANOTHER HOMETOWN FRIEND NOW TEAMMATE, ALEX, SHOWED INTEREST IN ONE OF HIS JEWELRY DESIGNS AND ASKED DALLAS IF HE COULD BRING IT TO LIFE. DALLAS AGREED, AND ALEX MELTED DOWN A BAR OF SILVER HE OWNED TO CREATE THE BLOCK CHAIN, THE FIRST JEWELRY PIECE FOR LIGHT SOURCE.
SEEING HIGH LOCAL COSTS, ANTHONY SOURCED OVERSEAS MANUFACTURING, ESTABLISHING LIGHT SOURCE AS A JEWELRY BRAND BUILT ON QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY. PIECES LIKE THE UV RING AND SOFT LOGO CHAIN REFLECT THEIR COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE, SKIN-SAFE, AND INCLUSIVE DESIGN WHILE REJECTING LUXURY MADE ONLY FOR THE WEALTHY.
ANTHONY LATER DEVELOPED HIS OWN PROJECT, GHOST LAB, AND DALLAS PROPOSED MERGING IT WITH LIGHT SOURCE, FORMING LIGHT SOURCE GHOST LAB (LSGL). THEIR SHARED INFLUENCES OF HUMANS LIKE YE, ELON MUSK, SK8THING, AND VIRGIL ABLOH GUIDE THEIR VISION.
WHILE LSGL NOW FOCUSES ON JEWELRY, THEY WILL REINTRODUCE FURNITURE ALONG WITH SPECIAL PROJECTS. THEIR GOAL IS TO DESIGN ACROSS DISCIPLINES, FROM OBJECTS TO INSTALLATIONS TO HOMES, MAKING LSGL A TRUE MULTIDISCIPLINARY BRAND.