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Sandblasted Pendant Lights That Represent Artistry And Freedom And Elevate Any Room

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British lighting specialists at Curiousa have once again captivated the design world with the release of their latest masterpiece – the Wave II collection. This innovative series serves as a sequel to their earlier pendant lights, seamlessly marrying glass craftsmanship with an explosion of colors and shapes.

Designer: Curiousa

Renowned for their eclectic blown-glass designs, Curiousa’s creations are a testament to the age-old technique of glass blowing. For those unfamiliar with the process, it involves skillfully inflating molten glass into a bubble using a blowpipe, resulting in beautiful forms that give off both elegance and charm.

The Wave II collection takes this tradition to new heights, featuring candy-colored glass elements meticulously arranged along cords, reminiscent of beads on a string. Some of these elements are sandblasted, imparting a semi-opaque finish that imbues the lights with a soft, ethereal quality, adding to their allure.

Wonder what’s special about these? It is not only their visual appeal but also their textural richness. Wooden and silk elements intermingle with the glass, creating a symphony of materials that elevate the designs to a whole new level. The tubular light source, cleverly framed and diffused by the surrounding elements, further enhances the play of light and shadow, casting mesmerizing patterns in any space.

The Wave II collection comprises seven distinct designs, each a masterpiece in its own right. Among the new additions are the Lozenge Squircle and Lozenge Wave, which boast sculptural forms that push the boundaries of traditional lighting design. Meanwhile, favorites from the previous series, such as the horizontal Ripple Beam and vertical Crest lights, have been reimagined, breathing new life into timeless classics.

Lozenge Squircle from the Wave II Collection

In a nod to traditional craftsmanship, the Crest Tassel pendant features a silk textile element crafted by London-based artist Jessica Light, drawing inspiration from Asian lanterns. Additionally, wooden discs in walnut or white finish add a touch of contrast, further enriching the visual narrative of the collection. All of these are available as single pendants or even chandeliers.

Designed by Curiousa’s visionary founder, Esther Patterson, the Wave II collection is a labor of love, meticulously crafted by hand in the brand’s studio in Derbyshire, UK. Patterson’s philosophy shines through in every piece, as she strives to create designs that are not only visually striking but also imbued with a sense of vitality and freedom.

Ripple Corona & Ripple Mezzo from the Wave II Collection

“It’s important the pieces feel alive and even tactile,” says Patterson. “Even though I’ve designed a certain uniformity – they needed to feel instinctive, sculptural, and free of constraint.”

In a world where mass production often reigns supreme, the Wave II collection is a testament to artisanal craftsmanship’s enduring allure. With its vibrant colors, intricate textures, and timeless elegance, it is sure to illuminate any space with its radiant charm, leaving admirers in awe of its beauty and ingenuity.

Crest Tassel from the Wave II Collection

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Bubbles chandeliers create an atmosphere of playful wonder in any space

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As kids, we would often find joy and fun in some of the simplest things. Bubbles, for example, would send children into a fit of giggles as they try to chase and maybe pop these ephemeral spheres. As such, bubbles and similar shapes have always been used to portray such a childlike sense of wonder and bliss, employed in media, art installations, and even interior designs. The gentle yet mesmerizing play of light on a bubble’s reflective surface, however, is a seemingly perfect metaphor for artistic lighting. And that is exactly what this collection of hanging lights tries to offer, bringing the innocence and beauty of childhood memories to elevate the mood in any room or space.

Designer: Brand van Egmond

It’s both a tragedy as well as a deep message that some of the most beautiful things in nature are short-lived, from rainbows to butterflies to bubbles. Whether occurring naturally or made through soapy machinations, bubbles have always delighted the eyes and hearts of all ages. Recreating those blissful feelings indoors has become the mission of many bubble-inspired designs that mostly hang from the ceiling. But if you’ll be dangling something from that height, why not turn it into a chandelier or pendant lamp as well?

That’s precisely what the Bubbles lighting collection brings to the table, or rather to your room. As if floating in the air, the chandeliers and hanging lamps attach orbs of varying sizes to a metal frame of twisting and bending rods that give the fixture a more natural form, almost like branches of a tree. Even with this design alone, the piece of structural art is already ornamental and eye-catching, adding accents that will undoubtedly be a conversation starter for your visitors.

Once the lights are turned on, however, the entire space transforms into an almost magical atmosphere. The lamps cast a warm glow on the area, and the lights bounce against each other, creating a symphony of reflections that truly mesmerize the eyes. Not all the spheres contain lighting elements, so there is a bit of variation and randomness in each group. After all, not all bubbles are created equal even in real life.

The Bubbles collection also comes in different forms, with Swirl offering a more compact arrangement that you can use in smaller spaces or as a group. Flow, as the name implies, takes a longer horizontal form, as if the bubbles were flowing across the air. Whether used in a living room, above a dining space, or as mood lighting for restaurants, these bubble-inspired hanging lights will make you daydream and long for those happy, innocent moments of childhood when every little thing inspired awe, wonder, and joy.

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The Ghost Chandelier Is Designed To Upgrade The Illumination Game In Your Home

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Gone are the days when lighting designs were boring and typically designed objects that did nothing but add light to a living space. A well-designed lighting fixture should not only have the ability to illuminate any living space but also add that extra oomph factor! I mean, of course, we need them to see in the dark, but as highly functional as they should be, a lighting fixture also needs to be aesthetically pleasing, adding an attractive and visually soothing element to your home or office space. And, one such unique and stunning lighting design I’ve come across is the Ghost Chandelier by 101 Copenhagen.

Designer: 101 Copenhagen

Designed by 101 Copenhagen, the Ghost Chandelier is ghostly, ghoulish, and yet insanely graceful. There is something simply so alluring about the lighting design, that you can’t help but be mesmerized by it. Created by Kristian Sofus Hansen and Tommy Hyldahl of NORR11 for the Danish design studio, the artistic lighting design intends to cast a myriad range of shapes and patterns in your home. The stunning piece is inspired by minimalist art.

The lighting fixture includes a white acrylic tube that features an organic and fascinating shape, which was based on a sketch by hand. What’s truly intriguing about the Ghost Chandelier is that it looks different from different angles and viewpoints! It’s an ever-changing design that features a built-in LED light source. The lighting casts an illumination that is warm and subtle, building a seductive and moody ambiance.

The Ghost is lined with bronze metal fittings that add an element of intricate and elegant detailing. It elevates the minimal design, without being too overbearing. It also includes four stainless steel wires that enable the pendant to be adjusted to the perfect height, which allows it to be viewed from its underbelly, creating the most dynamic and dramatic effect. If you’re seeking a simple yet loud lighting piece, then the Ghost Chandelier is for you. It is modern, contemporary, and chique without overdoing it. It is available in large and small sizes, so you can pick the variation that perfectly fits your living space, or have one specifically tailored to it.

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LEGO Antique Chandelier is a gold chrome-plated fixture with 8 LEGO candles

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Looking remarkably like something from an old Victorian mansion, the LEGO Antique Chandelier pays tribute to the decorative lighting fixture with a near-realistic representation of the luxurious light. The Antique Chandelier measures 16 inches long, weighing a whopping 17.8 ounces or half a kilogram. It doesn’t light up, regrettably, but that was a trade-off on LEGO builder DallasBricks’ part to ensure the chandelier looks exactly like its inspiration.

Designer: DallasBricks

The LEGO Antique Chandelier is DallasBricks’ submission to the LEGO Ideas forum, a public site where LEGO fans build out their own creations and vote on the best fan-made projects.

The LEGO Antique Chandelier comes together using a variety of gold chrome-plated bricks to allow it to shimmer when there’s a light-source nearby. The chandelier comprises of 8 candles around the rim and one light piece at the bottom. The candles themselves use LEGO pillar bricks with the ‘capital’ on the top resembling melting wax! The candles are finally capped with transparent orange egg-shaped bricks that look like flames.

Other decorative elements on the Antique Chandelier include ornamental chains that connect the main body to each candle arm, along with ‘crystal’ pieces used all around to help scatter light and create the shimmering effect associated with chandeliers.

The chandelier, sadly, doesn’t light up. “I’m sorry about that feature missing, which is important for a chandelier, but I thought making an engine to make it work would have been too big, and this means not suitable for the set,” said LEGO builder DallasBricks.

At 17.8 ounces, the 16-inch Antique Chandelier is a little too heavy to be mounted within most LEGO constructions unless you opt for the ‘illegal’ method of trapping the upper hub of the chandelier between two blocks. While that isn’t traditional (and most LEGO purists would undeniably object to it), it’s pretty much the only way of securing this Antique Chandelier to a LEGO build given the fact that a traditional press-fit wouldn’t be able to hold the chandelier’s overall weight. The chandelier itself holds together thanks to a “hose rigid”, (75c47 piece), almost the same height as the chandelier itself, connecting the whole inner structure in a way that uses mechanical friction to keep the entire unit together.

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This ‘2D Chandelier’ turns your Entire Ceiling into a Canvas of Thrilling Light Patterns

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Chandeliers were originally designed as symbols of sheer opulence. Made to hold multiple candles in a grandiose way hanging from a high ceiling to illuminate a large hall. The candles were replaced with bulbs but the grandiosity only increased as chandeliers could now use crystals and other ornamental materials. The point is, chandeliers were inherently designed to be vertical, hanging from high ceilings. The Hexa Light challenges that notion with a ‘horizontal’ chandelier design that occupies the area of your ceiling like a 2D fixture rather than a 3D one. The result is two-fold – firstly, wider coverage of light, allowing the Hexa to illuminate a place more effectively, and secondly, a beautiful 2D light fixture that turns your ceiling into a canvas for its unique patterns.

Designer: Sepehr Mehrdadfar

The inspiration behind Hexa Light traces its roots to traditional Iranian architectural decorations. The design’s geometric pattern, reminiscent of “Girih” and “miniature” motifs, showcases intricate interlaced strapwork patterns. The result? A captivating blend of cultural iconography and modern technology.

Split into multiple individual modules, the Hexa Light achieves a dual purpose by offering broad and localized lighting modes. Its modular design, resembling a third of a hexagon, enables endless compositional possibilities, enhancing both aesthetics and functionality. It forms a mesmerizing geometric network when its modules coexist, providing ambient lighting and adding a decorative touch to any space. Moreover, its unique linear module design leaves empty spaces between lights, preserving the ceiling cover while illuminating the room.

Crafted from extruded aluminum profiles, each module houses energy-efficient LEDs and is adorned with Plexiglas diffusers. The clever integration of magnets and a fixture for electric wires ensures a seamless and flexible lighting solution. Although better appreciated as a hanging light-piece (above), the Hexa can also be built into a faux ceiling (shown below) for a more integrated design.

The Hexa Light is a Silver Winner of the A’ Design Award for the year 2023.

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“Human After All” – These Lamps Challenge Human Creativity by Removing All Manufacturing Robots/Machines

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Ever tried to open a website only to be greeted by that odd message that has the audacity to ask you if you’re a human?? It’s funny how a computer has to determine my ‘human-ness’ (I wonder what a pain it must be for the Daft Punk folks), and it does raise some very meta questions – What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to ‘design’ as a human? And how much of our designs are actually human? Especially given how industrial our manufacturing setups are… Those are all important questions, even more so in the world of AI, where one’s humanity sort of gets lost in the fray. Designed as an antithesis to any form of mechanization or digitization, Jaro Kose’s “I am not a robot” series of lamps and lighting fixtures are entirely, 100% human-made. The lamps and lights are built using 3D printing filament… but without the 3D printer. Instead, Kose manually heats, melts, cuts, joins, and folds the plastic filament into the lamp shape, creating an oddly appealing wireframe with the kind of imperfections that add even more beauty and meaning to the lamps… because they were made with human minds and human hands.

Designer: Jaro Kose

What happens to the design process when you remove the automated aspects of it? That’s the question Amsterdam-based designer Jaro Kose found himself grappling with. Sure, the industrial revolution has helped transform artistry and craftsmanship into what we know as industrial design today… but how can we retain that ‘industrial design’ aspect without the machines that make it possible? Kose tried to go about the design process as normally as he could but decided to take a unique route when it came to manufacturing the designs. A route that involved zero automation and little to no machinery.

Kose built out his designs using 3D printer filament. Sure, you could say that plastic itself is industrially made, and the filaments are extruded using machines… but you’ve got to draw a line somewhere, right? Kose decided to use the filament, but not as it was intended. Most filaments are fed into 3D printers, which turn CAD models into physical prototypes by building plastic parts layer by layer. Kose’s approach didn’t rely on a CAD model OR a 3D printer. Instead, he cut, bent, melted, and joined the filaments by hand, using nothing but pliers, a blowtorch, protective gear, and human ingenuity.

Once the final form was made, Kose fed an LED bulb fixture in to complete the lamp. It would’ve been fun to actually use a filament bulb too (the incandescent ones), just to complete the filament metaphor, but that would generate too much heat and cause the plastic to melt. LEDs made for a perfect choice, bringing a unique charm to an already unique-looking series of lamps.

The beauty if the “I’m Not A Robot” lamps lies in their lack of precision, their imperfection, their human-ness. The lamps are made entirely using human effort and take painstakingly long to build. Kose’s made three variants, all in the style of antique Victorian-inspired lights. The two lamps are complemented by a rather brilliantly designed chandelier. The chandelier comes with 6 bulb elements, and a whole host of support structures to hold the piece together, because plastic filaments aren’t particularly rigid or sturdy. The result ended up informing Kose’s design process and resulting in a light that’s incredibly ornate.

“The I am not a robot project embodies the values of craftsmanship, playfulness, unpredictability, and creativity that distinguish human-like designs,” says Jaro Kose. “It serves as a reminder that while technology can assist in the design process, it is ultimately the human touch that makes a product truly special and unique.”

The project also reinforces the importance of human creativity in a world being dominated by AI. It aims to empower individuals in this uncertain AI-driven time, emphasizing the significance of human values in product development. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of human values in product creation and emphasizes the unique qualities that designers bring to the table.

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Chandelier-shaped hanging vase will self-water your plants to fill your space with lush greenery

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Hear me out. Lights brighten a room literally, plants brighten a room emotionally. A room can look absolutely boring and dead with just four plain walls and some furniture. Add a plant or two to the mix, however, and the room literally comes to life. The hint of greenery from the plant just adds a little zest to any interior, no matter whether it’s minimalist, nordic, maximalist, bohemian, or midcentury. Designed to add that greenery to an interior space with just a touch of grandeur, the Poetic Beauty Vase is a ceiling-hung vase modeled to look like a chandelier. The design features 13 ‘vases’ that sit within a self-watering apparatus. Two trays provide water to each of the 13 vases (split into two tiers of 5 and 8 vases respectively), and it becomes a sort of weekly (or bi-weekly) ritual to feed water into the trays. The result, apart from a twice-a-week meditative activity, is a ceiling adorned with leaves and flourishing fauna. Oh, what a beauty!

Designer: Yeonsu Ra

The vases can be watered either directly, or using a self-watering system that involves filling the two central trays up with water. The trays deliver water to the base of the plants using a series of clear pipes, while the plants themselves sit in buoyant plastic containers that float up or down depending on the water level. The vases float up when there’s an abundance of water below, and settle down gradually as the soil and the plant absorb the water. When the planters are at their lowest level, it’s an indication that the ‘chandelier’ needs watering again. Never thought I’d say that sentence in my life.

The Poetic Beauty Vase is a continuation of designer Yeonsu Ra’s earlier project, the Hey Hello menorah-inspired planter/vase. “The concept of the Temple menorah, which was the motif of Hey & Hello, was expanded to carry out the project and as conveying the story of another possibility that can be shown by the principle of buoyancy at the same time,” said the designer.

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Chandelier with glass leaves uses algae to serve as an air purifier

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I’m not a chandelier kind of person so I will probably never be on the lookout for anything like that for my house. But whenever I see something that’s pretty interesting or looks elegant or unique, I would stop and admire it and sometimes maybe even figure out what materials they used for it. To be honest though, I would rather look at “natural” things like flowers, trees, sunlight, etc. But what if there was something that combines the two and is also helping the environment?

Designer: Julian Melchiorri

This is what we get with the “living” chandelier Exhale, which not only lights up your space but also is able to purify the air around you. The design engineer and biotechnologist who created this was also responsible for the first synthetic biological leaf and so he also was inspired by that for his latest design. He received the Emerging Talent Award during the London Design Week where the chandelier was also on display.

Exhale is made up of 70 glass leaves that contain green algae. This is the component that lets the chandelier absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. This way, it’s not just decorative but also serves as your air purifier while doing its main purpose of lighting up your room. The algae actually filters through the light so you get a green glow kind of aesthetic lighting. The entire thing is also modular so you can arrange it the way you want or need it to look.

It should be able to work both inside and outdoors, although for the latter, you probably don’t need the lighting function except at night. But if you just need it for air purifying purposes, you can just place it where you will need the air to be better.

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Gravity Well transforms invisible science into an ethereal cosmic chandelier

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Science is all around us, whether we see it or not, from the simple chemistry that turns carbon dioxide into oxygen to the invisible forces that push and pull to keep everything from falling apart. We can only imagine these forces at work, or at best, visualize them in diagrams and 3D models, but they will always remain alien to us and, to some extent, unimportant. Just like natural elements and phenomena can inspire magnificent works of art and designs, these invisible forces, too, can become wellsprings of inspiration in their own right. This chandelier, for example, offers a stunning representation of one of the most powerful forces in the universe that keeps planets and stars from flying away and bumping into each other.

Designer: Richard Clarkson

Unlike other forces like magnetism that can sometimes be visualized through magnetic fields, gravity isn’t easily represented other than through arrows and lines. Most of us probably think of graving as something like a string that pulls heavenly bodies toward another, depending on their mass. It’s an oversimplification of Newtonian gravity, of course, but it isn’t the only way to think about gravity.

The genius that was Albert Einstein describes gravity as a sort of distortion instead, specifically a warping not just of space but also of time. This “gravity well” moves along with a mass, and if it’s a large mass, it pulls smaller masses along the curves or distortions it creates, causing that same gravitational effect described earlier. This more dynamic representation of gravity is what this chandelier tries to make real, freezing the pull of planets in time and turning it into a lighting fixture that is easily a sculptural piece of art as well.

Three handblown glass spheres of different sizes represent planets and other heavenly bodies that cause the deformation of time-space. Made from borosilicate glass, the spheres are made to be resistant to thermal shock, a fitting analogy to the weathered planets they represent. And just like different planets have different compositions, these spheres can be any combination of clear or frosted glass, complementing each other with their contrasting transparencies.

A frosted acrylic disc serves as the sphere’s resting place, with grooves to hold the glass balls in place. This makes it look like the disc is being deformed by the mass of these objects, creating a visual representation of Einstein’s gravitational well. A single light source, which works with any standard E26-compatible bulb, can be placed anywhere above. Depending on its position, the chandelier can reflect, refract, or diffuse the light, creating an almost eerie yet mystical glow, also like the gentle lights of celestial bodies in the night sky.

The Gravity Well Chandelier offers a stunning visualization of abstract scientific theories that can accentuate any space. It’s a conversation starter for anyone, whether they’re immersed in modern physics, art, or anything in between. It’s almost like a science lesson wrapped in a beautiful lighting fixture, standing as a statement to the beauty of science and the natural world that remain untapped even today.

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Nature-inspired chandelier combines botany and luxury into one stellar lighting design for your home

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Hanging right above you like a branch of leaves on a tree, the Nana Lure Chandelier by Pelle adds tropical tranquility to your home. Inspired by the large overarching shape of banana leaves, the chandelier’s shades are entirely handmade from cotton paper, and come lined with LEDs on the inside. When switched off, the Nana Lure Chandelier has the allure of a tropical plant, however, when switched on, it turns into one of the most stunningly vivid nature-inspired lighting designs! At the risk of cracking a horrible pun, this chandelier certainly does drive me bananas!

Designer: Pelle

The Nana Lure Chandelier is a prime example of exactly what a chandelier brings to a table. Chandeliers aren’t utilitarian, they’re emotive. While most chandeliers communicate a sense of luxury, the Nana Lure expresses something more nuanced – the luxurious feeling of being carefree on a beachside, without a worry in the world! The lighting solution exists as a single leaf unit but can be bunched together to create leaf fronds that look like the upper half of a banana tree.

Each leaf comprises a handmade and handpainted cotton-paper shade, cut out to look exactly like a banana leaf complete with discolorations and even the ridges along the leaves. The shade is then affixed to a patinated steel frame that allows it to hold its shape, and the frame’s hollow inner is lined with an LED strip that faces downwards, illuminating the leaf from within to cast a soft light downwards.

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