In Manhattan, New York in the 1930’s, Michael Chaikin began making lamps. The shop was located on 25^th Street. The name Quoizel was suggested by a friend who was interested in astrology for the conjunction of several of the planets at the time of the company’s beginning.

Although the company has relocated to Charleston, South Carolina, the company has never lost the small business heritage. Even though the company has now grown to use the state of the art 500,000 square foot facility, the company remains to be privately held, it is still family owned and operated.  Quoizle Outdoor Lighting is known for this outdoor home lighting and outdoor light fixtures.

In 1964, Ira Phillips joined the Quoizel team. With the job of directing sales and merchandising for the unbelievable salary of $150.00 per week and a piece of the business. At the time, the main business was Early American hurricane lamps, the company had four employees with a annual income of around $250,000. After years of hard work and dedication Mr. Phillips became a partner and was named president and chief executive officer in 1974. This was also around the time Quiuzek began to create products from their own molds, making them truly the first Early American lamp company with their own designs. This giant step took them from one of the smallest of fourteen Early American shops in New York, to more then double the sales of the previous number one store within just a few short years. 

Todd Phillips Ira’s son, joined the Quoizel team as Design Director. Around 1986 Todd Phillips discovered the flush mount products in Europe. Todd introduced these products into the Quoizel line against the advise of the sales force. They could not believe any one would be willing to pay $25.00 for a bedroom ceiling fixture. This was also around the time that Quoizel went from the stationary displays to a rotating display which turns out to be a big hit in the industry. In 1986, Ira Phillips acquires 100% of the company. He makes this purchase from Lon Chaikin, son of the founder of Quoizel’s founder, Michael Chaikin and Irene Seltzer. 

In 1988 Quoizel enters the outdoor lighting market with the purchase of Weasely. The year 1993 saw the launch of Tiffany with the exciting Tour de Tiffany to follow in 1994, which is a exciting event where original Louis Comfort Lamps can be viewed. Even with the original Tiffany Company no longer in existence, Quoizel still uses the original designs as the inspiration for their Tiffany collection. The Tour de Tiffany also includes a truck load sale where hundreds of lamps can be chosen from. 

The year 2000 saw the development and launching of Lenox Lighting. This was possible with the cooperation of Lenox Fine China. With the year 2002, Todd Phillips assumes the Presidential role of Quoizel. More growth in 2005 with the new production facility in China. The year of 2006 saw the unveiling of the new Brand Promise, which was the first new logo in over 75 years of existence.