Deep Landing Workshop was started in 1963  by Joseph and Cynthia  Ramsey. They  had moved to the Chestertown on the eastern shore of Maryland in 1960 with their sons John, Ted, & Bob. Joe had intended to start a  tool and die business, but changed direction when someone commented on how difficult it was to find quality period lighting. Cynthia was the artist of the team, while Joe was the craftsman. Cynthia took chandeliers and sconces from the historical record and refined the designs and scaled them for contemporary houses. Joe figured out how to produce them. In 1967 he patented what we now call the”wireless” hook.

After they divorced in 1968 the business suffered, and Joe decided to move on, buying a laundrymat and liquor store in Millington, MD. Their son, John, took over in 1977. He combines the artist ability of his mother and the craftsman ability of his father. In a few years  he doubled the size of the “plant” by closing in the tractor shed next to the original 18” by 18’ workshop.

In 1989 John signed on with Rist in the Washington Design Center, limiting sales to the trade.

In 2002, he and his small crew moved into a new luxurious shop and showroom. About the only amenity lacking is a shower. That is so John has to go home.