Daniel Libeskind creates chandelier from shafts of crystal for Lasvit. Milan 2014: architect Daniel Libeskind has designed a chandelier of hand-blown crystal glass shards for Czech brand Lasvit.
The Ice chandelier by Daniel Libeskind is made up of clear glass cells blown into angular moulds, creating icicle-like forms. These pieces are arranged in a cluster and suspended from a reflective triangular plate. The glass sections can be reconfigured into different shapes. When hung below a light source, the light shines through the glass shafts and illuminates the edges.
The glass pieces were hand-blown by craftsmen at Lasvit's Czech Republic factory. "It is so gratifying to collaborate with skilled workers whose expertise derives from centuries of design intelligence and artistic ambition, yet who are willing to experiment and do things differently to help realise my ideas," said Libeskind. "I am always mindful when designing products, just as I am as an architect, to create something truly unique and functional," he added. Bubbly beads of light hover at Torafu Architects' Tokyo installation. Illuminated glass droplets full of bubbles appear to fall from the ceiling in this installation by Japanese studio Torafu Architects (+ slideshow).
The Water Balloon installation at the Konica Minolta Plaza Gallery in Tokyo was created by Torafu Architects for the Eco & Art Award 2014 exhibition. The designers worked with a glass artist to form a series hand-blown bulbs from recycled material. Each fluorescent lamp is a different shape and patterned with bubbles created during the blowing process. "The bubbles inside each unique shape help produce a distinctive ethereal light," said the designers. Suspended from wires at various heights around the small room, the 36 "water balloons" pulsate with light in the dark space. "We strived to create a space where [visitors] can catch a glimmer of a new natural environment," the designers added. Photography is by Masaki Ogawa. AntiVJ – The Ark. About » Bocci. Oled Moon Chandelier.
Moon Chandelier The Moon Chandelier is the first of a series of chandeliers and bespoke commissions that are based on the new chandelier module designed by Dominic Harris and his design company, Cinimod Studio.
The Moon Chandelier is conceived as a play between invisible light sources and the crescent of the moon in the sky at night. As one moves about the chandelier it will at times appear to consist of nothing more than crystal balls which from within begin to reveal a never-ending beautiful array of crescent shapes generated by the lighting layers within. The Moon Chandelier is the result of playing with light, form, perception and technology. The incredible flatness of the lighting layer that has fascinated other designers is used to great effect, except in a radical inventive step it has been embedded within a precisely turned and hand polished acrylic sphere.
Common to all work of Cinimod Studio is the attention to detail and precision engineering involved in the design. Credits. Les lustres en livres recyclés de Lula Dot. Jellyfish Lamps. Le créatif Roxy Russell a imaginé quatre nouvelles lampes au design inspiré par la forme des méduses.
Visuellement très réussies et réalistes, ces lampes faites en polyester de mylar réunies sous le titre et le nom « Medusea Collection » sont à découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article. Unwoven Light. Fish Lamps by Frank Gehry. The Pritzker prize-winning architect Frank Gehry created the first of his renowned Fish Lamps in 1983, after the Formica Corporation requested he find ways to use the firm’s new laminate product – ColorCore.
After experimenting with the material, Gehry noticed that the broken pieces looked like fish scales, and from there on the renowned designs continued to evolve, with pieces becoming part of collections of the likes of Jasper Johns. Gagosian Gallery presents the sculptural works of one of the most celebrated architects living today – a selection of Gehry’s latest lamps to be shown in Los Angeles and Paris, reflecting upon the fish as one of the most recurring icons throughout Gehry’s work. The softly glowing ‘Fish Lamps’ are are fixed to poles or wall sconces, while others can be placed on any existing horizontal surface. The forms elegantly curl and flex to suggest motion, while emitting a warm, incandescent light.