Adesso Home - Tillie Adesso, meaning “Now” in Italian was founded in 1994 by Lee Schaak, who leads the design force and Peggy Traub, a former Bloomingdale’s DMM. We are headquartered In New York City, the design center of the USA. Adesso’s specialties are fresh, contemporary, affordable lighting and furniture. Adesso is a design driven company with a proven global appeal. Adesso products can sell in Birmingham, Alabama as well as Birmingham, England. Adesso is established as a dominant supplier of task and floor lighting in low, mid and high level markets. We lead these fields. We have a progressive LED assortment that is top notch in the industry. Adesso was the first in the US lighting industry to ship portable LED product back in 2003. Our LED category is still growing exponentially. Adesso‘s recent introduction of our high end brand, ADS360, is our next step in accomplishing our ultimate goal of becoming the best LED line in the world.