Metis Maison Lighting: Chandeliers, Sconces, Table Lamps and Pendants for Hotels

Who is Metis Maison Lighting?

Metis Maison is the brand of Zhongshan Medis Lighting Co., Ltd., headquartered in Guzhen Town, Zhongshan. It was established in 2012 and describes itself as a bespoke lighting atelier: a company that designs, engineers and makes decorative and architectural lighting to order, mainly for five-star hotels, working with hotel groups, interior designers, FF&E procurement companies and importers.

The name comes from Metis, the Greek goddess of craft and skilled handiwork; Maison stands for the idea that a light fitting is part of a building's identity rather than a commodity. The founder brings leadership experience from a Guzhen manufacturer with a 50-year history that has supplied American decorative lighting brands for more than 30 years, a background the company credits for materials, finishes and specifications that meet international expectations.

Production runs across two facilities totalling 3,800 square metres in Zhongshan, where polishing and final assembly are done in-house. The Guzhen flagship showroom covers more than 800 square metres and shows the full range, from classic European chandeliers and crystal installations to brass pendants, sconces, table lamps and furniture. A second showroom with an office and client reception is opening in Changping Town, Dongguan.

What does Metis Maison make for hotels?

The catalogue holds 142 references in five families: chandeliers, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and furniture. The 2026 Hospitality Collection added more than 60 new references across chandeliers, sconces, table lamps and bespoke architectural installations. Any catalogue piece can be re-scaled, re-finished or re-engineered, and a bespoke design can start from a sketch, a photo or a reference sample.

Finishes are the thread that ties a property together. Metis Maison offers six signature finishes: brushed brass, polished chrome, PVD, custom patina, and the two added for 2026, smoked bronze and aged pewter, alongside its hand-rubbed bronze. Materials include SUS304 and SUS316 stainless steel, brass, bronze, aluminium, K9 and K5 crystal, hand-blown glass, alabaster, fabric shades and acrylic. All plating is RoHS-compliant.

Chandeliers

Chandeliers are what a lobby or ballroom is remembered by, and carry the most engineering. Metis Maison builds them from SolidWorks models and shop drawings with load paths dimensioned, and every chandelier over 12 kg is pre-hung in the factory on its actual suspension hardware, balanced and photographed before shipping. At the large end, the lobby chandelier for Sheraton Shaoxing Yukun is a multi-tier bronze structure more than six metres across, delivered in four pre-assembled sections.

Wall sconces

Sconces do the quiet work of a hotel: bedside reading light, corridor rhythm, washroom mirrors, the walls of a restaurant. Because they are ordered by the hundred, the hard part is consistency rather than design. The 2026 collection added 30 sconce references in brass, bronze and alabaster, with seismic-rated mounting where a project requires it. The company applies the same standard to 800 sconces for a tower hotel as to one statement piece.

Table lamps and floor lamps

Table and floor lamps furnish the guest room, the suite and the lobby lounge. They are portable luminaires, so they are the pieces most often checked against a plug-in standard such as UL 153 in North America. The 2026 table lamps are built as hospitality-grade portable luminaires under UL 153, with integrated dimming and USB-C charging as options. The catalogue carries 30 references of each, and both can be matched to the finish and shade of the fixed lighting in the same room.

Pendants

Pendants sit between the chandelier and the sconce: over a bar counter, above restaurant tables, in rows along a ballroom or atrium. A typical brief is a small run of statement pendants for a boutique restaurant, or a set of large pendants that must dim for a banquet and run at full output for a conference. At Sheraton Shaoxing Yukun the ballroom uses twelve large hand-rubbed bronze pendants with hand-blown glass diffusers, dimmable to 1%.

Which Metis Maison fixtures go where in a hotel?

A hotel lighting package is usually scheduled by area rather than by product. The table below is a general guide to how the families are used, with the point that most often needs pinning down in each space.

Two things carry across every area. The first is finish continuity: a brushed brass approved in the lobby has to read the same on a corridor sconce made months later, so keep finish chips from the approved sample with the project file. The second is light quality: LED modules are tuned from 2700K to 4000K at CRI 80, 90 or 95+, within 3-step MacAdam ellipses, so colour stays consistent from one area to the next.

Which hotels has Metis Maison worked on?

The project references below are the ones Metis Maison shows on its site, named as the company names them. Macau's Grand Lisboa is also cited among the company's work.

The most fully documented is Sheraton Shaoxing Yukun in Zhejiang: more than 1,200 bespoke fixtures across the lobby, ballroom, all-day dining, Chinese restaurant, corridors and 280 guest rooms. The scope covered lobby chandeliers, ballroom pendants, F&B decorative lighting, corridor sconces and guest-room table and floor lamps, delivered in phases under a dedicated project manager. In the guest rooms the task was consistency: every reading lamp and bedside sconce had to match a golden sample approved at the start.

The site's client wall also shows Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, IHG, InterContinental, Shangri-La, Hualuxe, Narada, Hilton Garden Inn and Home2 Suites. By default, Metis Maison only shows a client's project with written permission and after the hotel has opened, and reference details shared with other buyers are anonymised.

How does a hotel lighting project run with Metis Maison?

The workshop side of the process, how the metal, crystal, wood and electrical work is done, is covered in this week's companion piece on the four trades inside a Guzhen lighting factory. From the buyer's side, a project runs in these steps, with one project manager from start to finish:

• Mutual NDA signed before any mood board, drawing or supplier name is exchanged.
• You send the BOQ, FF&E schedule, references or sketch; a clear schedule gets an itemised quote within 24 hours, a concept-only brief gets a budget range within 48 hours.
• Concept mood board and finish palette, then CAD and shop drawings in 1-2 weeks, with IES files, wiring diagrams and suspension-point calculations for the FF&E package.
• A 1:1 prototype in 2-3 weeks, ideally of the largest fixture in the package, signed off by the designer and owner before production tooling is released.
• Production in 4-6 weeks, with weekly progress photos.
• Pre-hang test, crating to ISPM-15, container-loading photos and packing list before the vessel sails; pre-hang and ocean freight take 2-3 weeks.
• For overseas projects, a senior engineer can attend the first on-site installation, typically for 5-10 days.

End to end, most bespoke hospitality projects take 8-14 weeks, and the quotation fixes a milestone schedule so the team can plan backwards from the opening date.

On the commercial side, Metis Maison works as vendor-of-record for FF&E procurement companies and OS&E suppliers and accepts third-party purchase orders. It bills in USD, EUR, RMB or HKD. Standard terms are a 30% T/T deposit and 70% before shipment, or an L/C at sight for projects above USD 80,000, with milestone payments negotiable on multi-phase rollouts. Incoterms run from EXW and FOB Shenzhen or Ningbo to CIF, DAP and DDP for most countries.

Which certificates apply to my market?

The wording matters here. Metis Maison's fixtures are produced within a long-term audited manufacturing partner's supply chain in the Pearl River Delta, operating since 2003. The certificates are issued to and held by that facility and apply to Metis Maison shipments. As the commercial exporter, Metis Maison issues a Certificate of Conformity and a commercial invoice for every project, so customs and your procurement team deal with one accountable party.

Test reports are issued per model against the destination market. Once a project is confirmed, Metis Maison supplies the report that matches your model, with the certificate number and the laboratory's details; reports for models you are not commissioning are not shared. For seismic zones, fixtures are engineered to IBC / ASCE 7 where required, and coastal sites get A4-80 stainless fasteners.

What happens after the hotel opens?

A hotel keeps its lighting for many years, so the after-sales terms matter as much as the price. These are the commitments Metis Maison sets out:

• Warranty of 5 years on the fixture body, plating and LED modules, and 2 years on drivers and electrical components, honoured through Metis Maison or a designated local agent.
• Damage in transit: photograph the crate and the part within 48 hours of arrival; every crate is photographed before sailing, so claims are settled within 7 days.
• Replacement parts are shipped from the next batch, or a local fabricator is guided through the repair.
• A chemically patinated finish can be re-rubbed by hand on site, rather than taken down and re-plated.

Is Metis Maison Lighting the right fit for your project?

Metis Maison Lighting is set up for projects where the lighting has to be designed, documented and delivered to an opening date. It suits:

• Hotel groups and owners needing a full package across lobby, ballroom, F&B, corridors and guest rooms in one material language.
• Interior designers who want a custom design built as drawn, with a 1:1 prototype before production.
• FF&E procurement companies that need a vendor-of-record with submittals, test reports and L/C terms.
• Restaurants and boutique hotels ordering a small run of statement pieces; there is no fixed MOQ for a single bespoke design, though a typical first order is 30-100 pieces per reference.

For a straight catalogue replacement, ask for the catalogue first. For a new-build or renovation with a lighting designer involved, send the FF&E schedule and book a visit to the Guzhen showroom.