Since 2020 · Melbourne

We’re a small lighting and homewares brand based in Melbourne. We design every piece in the range, starting with the lamp that became our signature, the Cora.

Paola & Joy began in 2020 with Paola at home, putting together a small edit of pieces she loved. Then came the Cora, the first lamp she designed herself and the one that changed everything. Six years on, she designs every piece in the range, and each one starts the same way: a shape she wants to live with, refined until it feels right in a real room.

We keep things considered: natural textures, soft shapes, and light that makes a room feel warmer at night. Each piece is chosen to work with the others, so nothing feels out of place on the shelf.

Still a family business

Paola & Joy is family run, and that hasn’t changed as we’ve grown. Decisions are made around the kitchen table, not in a boardroom.

It means we care about the small things: how an order is packed, how a question gets answered, how a lamp looks when it’s finally switched on in your home.

The same makers, from day one. 

We’ve worked with the same makers since we started. Six years on, they’re more like partners than suppliers. We talk most days, share every sample back and forth, and work through the details together until a piece is right.

That closeness is how our quality keeps getting better. Each new run is a chance to refine something: a heavier base, a cleaner seam, a better finish. Small changes most people won’t notice, but you’ll feel them.