Made in Connecticut: A New Line of Good-Looking, Flush-Mounted Electrical Outlets

A favorite find from NYC’s recent International Contemporary Furniture Fair was one of the show’s blink and you might miss it debuts: streamlined electrical outlets from architectural lighting brand Juniper. We like that they’re round, flush-mounted, and come in a range of finishes.

Known as Ground Control, the collection won’t be available to order until September. We’re willing to wait. Having spent many years coveting European outlets, we were delighted to hear this system is wired for Stateside-use: it’s not only designed but entirely made in Connecticut.

Above: The Ground Control USB-AC Port is a “furniture-mounted receptacle built to fast charge phones and tablets”; $250.  Above: A combination power outlet and double USB port in satin brass.

Juniper was founded by Shant Madjarian, who left a career in banking and finance to become a local manufacturer and develop new ideas in a field he already knew: he grew up in Montreal working in his family’s custom lighting factory.

Above: Juniper’s headquarters and factory are in Southington, Connecticut, and it has a by-appointment showroom in NYC’s Soho. Above: The company says its outlets are “inspired by the dials and switches of mid-century mission control centers.”  Shown here: Ground Control Wall Outlets, $150 each, in Black Oxide. Above: More finish options for the Ground Control Double USB-C Port, which is made of solid brass and steel. Above: An outlet for mounting on or near a desk. Above: Juniper also makes good-looking light switches, such as the Ground Control Toggle Switch; $150.

More outlet intel:

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• Remodeling 101: DIY Flush Electrical Outlets, Courtesy of a Budget-Minded Young NYC Architect
• 10 Easy Pieces: Problem-Solving Electrical Outlets/Covers

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