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Welcome In much the same way that digital photography brought a shift from darkroom to desktop, so the advance of 3d printing technology is helping to redefine the nature of independent craft and design. The speed and ease with which often very intricate pieces can be created has opened up a world of decorative possibilities - not least in the field of lighting design. While 3D printing is nothing new, the proliferation and affordability of hardware and know-how has moved 3D products from mere novelty items to viable production pieces. Indeed, without the need for expensive tooling, there is an opportunity to create bespoke, location-specific designs in short runs and to precise requirements. At the other end of the scale, it becomes possible to share vast libraries of printable designs that can be ‘manufactured’ at the click of a button, allowing a designer to create instant pieces for a client half way across the globe. This issue, we look at what can be, and already has been, achieved with 3D tech.

Sadly, this is my final leader for darc before I embark on a year-long journey around the world. My thanks to all of you who have helped make the launch of darc such a success. Fear not: your favourite decorative lighting magazine will return with a special decorative design directory (sticking with the theme, it’s cleverly called 3d!) at the beginning of next year. Until we meet again! Pete Brewis • darc editor

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POSTCARD Two paragons of cool, Factorylux and Light Collective, have teamed up to release a series of natural light in architecture cards, exclusively available through darc and its sister title, architectural lighting design magazine, mondo*arc. Each issue, Light Collective will explain the reason for their choice and then, inserted in the edition, will be a limited edition print.

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Ranked as one of the most visited buildings in the world and located in the busy heart of Rome, the plain façade of the Pantheon hides a breathtaking interior. Entering the Pantheon feels holy even if you aren’t. It’s not often that you enter a building that has a huge hole in the ceiling that serves to illuminate the space and connects the visitor to the elements in a James Turrell sky space way. The interior is lit by a single oculus, at the very zenith of the dome. If the sun is shining, you can while away the hours watching the sunlight move across the building and if not, experience the magical feeling of rain falling in an interior space.

The building originated as a temple to the most important Roman gods of the time, and the name Pantheon (Latin) and Pantheion (Greek) means ‘Shrine of all the Gods’. The Pantheon was built in about 125 AD during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.The building owes its survival to the fact that it was dedicated as a Christian church in 609.

The Pantheon consists of a cylinder with a hemispherical dome on top. The sense of architectural harmony inside the Pantheon is partly due to its perfect proportions; the dome’s diameter is equal to its height from the floor, creating the potential for a perfect sphere. The dome was the largest dome in the world for more than 1,000 years and is still the largest dome made of mass concrete.

The interior of the roof is intended to symbolise the heavens. The 8.7m diameter opening or oculus at the apex of the dome is known as the Great Eye. Surely the simplest lighting scheme in the history of the world, this is the source of all light within the temple and it symbolises the sun. Even today, standing in the centre

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of this ancient temple and looking up to see the clouds moving overhead, it is easy to understand the spiritual significance that this link to the heavens would have originally possessed. As the sun moves, striking patterns of light illuminate the walls and floors of porphyry, granite and yellow marbles. The interior surface of the dome features recessed coffers that originally contained bronze star ornaments to give the impression of the sun shining against a background of stars.

The Oculus is uncovered, so when it rains, water cascades through the roof and slowly drains from the floor. The floor dips slightly towards the centre so that any rain that comes in through the opening in the dome flows into the centre and drains away.

At ground level, there are seven alcoves around the walls of the main space, which originally held statues of the Roman gods representing the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.

We visited the Prelogram Factory (Urban Cottage Industries’ print business) last week to watch this postcard in production and have now seen the card being printed first hand. The machinery and process used to print and number are old, not so old as the Pantheon but definitely from a previous era.

12,000 cards, one for each copy of darc, individually embossed and hand numbered make these cards something worth keeping and we hope that you are enjoying them.

Also, if you love Tungsten filament lamps and wish you could find a replacement, we also suggest you check out the Eco-Filament technology that Factorylux have referenced on the reverse of this edition: http://www.urbancottageindustries.com/ filament-light-bulbs/low-energy-light-bulbs

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PROJECT / NEIGHBOURHOOD, MANCHESTER, UK

ROUND OUR WAY A chic new addition to Manchester’s bar scene, Neighbourhood takes inspiration from New York’s best to create a blend of high-end style and friendly local character.

The city of Manchester in the UK’s northwest has long enjoyed a reputation for its vibrant club and bar scene. From the day the iconic, Ben Kelly-designed Dry Bar opened its doors in 1989, owners and operators across the city have striven to deliver fresh, innovative, stylish spaces. Neighbourhood continues this tradition. The latest bar to join Manchester’s evolving Spinningfields district, Neighbourhood matches the highend finish that has become a standard for the venues in the area, but with an added depth of character. The space evokes the warmth and spirit of a Manhattan eatery, reimagined for a Mancunian clientele.

UK entrepreneur James Hitchen brought in award-winning designer Edwin Pickett to convert a timber-clad shell on the edge of Spinningfields into a flagship restaurant space. Hitchen’s love of New York bars and restaurants informed the direction of the design; diners would be transported across the Atlantic for a night of glamour and style.

To successfully deliver the right aesthetic, each element of the design came under scrutiny. “I really wanted to make the restaurant as authentic as possible, so everything from the lighting, the décor and the seating arrangements have been carefully chosen to give that New York feel,” explains Pickett.

As part of the specification process, Tyson Lighting were brought in to help select the right decorative lighting for the job. Tyson captured the essence of NYC’s industrial glamour by treating each area of the restaurant as an individual ‘borough’. The project evolved throughout production, involving a vast range of bespoke fittings, that in turn required a careful selection process by Tyson.

“From a design perspective we chose some beautiful pieces from Curiousa & Curiousa, whom we chose due to exceptional quality of the glass,” says Pickett. “Cheaper alternatives were available, however, spending money in the right places on a project of

this magnitude is what gives it the edge on the competition, in an incredibly competitive market.”

Curiousa’s glass shades adorn the bar, the balcony and the main dining area, as well as the restaurant’s plush, upholstered booths, establishing a unique, ornate and authentic lighting scheme. “Being the most popular bar and restaurant in Manchester for the past few months – it proves buying the best you can afford, when it comes to decorative lighting is money well spent.” www.curiousa&curiousa.co.uk www.tysonlighting.com www.edwin.uk.com

PROJECT DETAILS Neighbourhood, Spinningfields, Manchester, UK Client: James Hitchen Interior Design: Edwin Pickett Lighting Supplier: Tyson Lighting Lighting installed: Curiousa & Curiousa

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FOCAL POINT / AMERICA RESTAURANT, TORONTO, CANADA

TRUMP CARD A bold installation of bespoke lighting drums provide style and drama for America Restaurant, the new venue at the top of Toronto’s Trump Tower.

When entertainment kingpins Charles Khabouth (INK Entertainment CEO) and restaurateurs Oliver & Bonacini took over the 31st Floor of Toronto’s Trump Tower, their ambitions were clear: to rebrand and reconfigure the existing restaurant, Stock, into a more dynamic, entertainment-driven space.

Although Stock, which opened in 2012, had a stylishly conservative aesthetic, the new owners wanted to create a venue that would deliver a sense of fun while continuing to cater to a more mature audience.

The style, explained Michael Bonacini, would be “Gutsy, fun, enjoyable, exciting”.

It would, said Khabouth, be designed to attract an “older, more refined and sophisticated clientele.”

The partnership turned to a Toronto-based design firm to produce an interior that would deliver the right tone for the venue’s new life under a new identity: America Restaurant. Bold elements were introduced to give the space a sense of vibrancy; striking, large-scale canvases line the walls and a bespoke installation of lighting pieces run the length of the ceiling. Lighting design and manufacturer VISO was commissioned to create this specialist lighting. From the initial sketches, VISO provided project consultation to ground the conceptual design, before engineering and manufacturing the finished pieces.

The installation comprises nineteen large drum lights of varying diameters, all 10”

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FOCAL POINT / AMERICA RESTAURANT, TORONTO, CANADA

Nineteen drum light fixtures reach down from the 25-foot heigh ceiling, their articulated arms allowing each to be precisely positioned for the optimum visual effect.

deep, that hang from the 25-foot ceiling on articulated, matte black metal arms. Set at a 150º angle, these arms allow each drum head to be carefully positioned to achieve the desired look. Each circular drum is covered in black linen fabric with two white chintz fabric diffusers, one on the top and bottom. Hanging at different heights in a staggered arrangement, they seem both chaotic and chic as they strike a stylish pose from above.

An additional oversized drum, 5ft in diameter and 15 inches deep, hangs above the reception desk, providing an open-faced welcome to diners as they arrive.

The restaurant serves from breakfast through to supper each day, transforming into a more relaxed, supper-club style space on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

The custom light fixtures are fitted with LED lamps that deliver both smooth dimming and a range of colour changing options, allowing the operators to subtly manipulate the mood of the space. This was demonstrated to fine effect during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which provided the perfect backdrop to the

grand opening of America. Indeed the decision to open during the festival provided perhaps the most impressive element to the installation story: an intense five-day build time. All custom lighting, furniture and art pieces had to be completed on time and in such a way that they would fit inside the Trump Tower cargo elevator – the only access to the 31st floor space.

“Time for construction and testing was tight and the VISO team had to work around the clock to execute on such a short deadline,” recalls VISO CEO and head designer Filipe Lisboa. “The arms had to be strong enough to lift the drum lights in an upward tilt, which was a fun challenge for the team in such a short amount of time. Despite the time constraint, VISO managed to deliver beautiful, functioning and safe lighting installations.”

Within days of opening, stars of the big screen were to be found gracing the new space – a suitably high profile beginning for Toronto’s freshest entertainment experience. www.visoinc.com

PROJECT DETAILS America Restaurant ,Trump Tower, 324 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada Client: Charles Khabouth and Oliver & Bonacini Bespoke Lighting: VISO

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FOCAL POINT / 3400 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO, USA

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CREATIVE CLOUD The lobby space of a technology headquarters in Palo Alto greets visitors with a floating cloud of pendants, created in collaboration with Focus Lighting.

Things move fast in the digital heartland of Palo Alto, home at one point or another to most of the modern giants of the internet: Facebook, Google, Pintrest and Paypal, to name a few. Initially created for Barnes & Noble Nook, the e-reader subsidiary of the US bookseller, 3400 Hillview Avenue has since become home to Google’s ‘smart home’ technology brand, Nest, but one constant remains: a bespoke lobby lighting system, created by Focus Lighting in collaboration with Frederic Schwartz Architects.

The initial brief was to create a warm, inviting atmosphere throughout the massive 100,000-square-foot building. Soft, integrated lighting emphasises the architecture’s clean lines while decorative lighting treatments conjure a sense of playfulness.

This is particularly apparent in the entrance lobby. Soft, white light grazes the wooden wall panels, while MR16 downlights integrated into the ceiling provide an added layer of light by illuminating the surfaces below. Both provide a light, airy backdrop to the space’s main focal point: a cloud of decorative pendants that bring the double

height lobby to a comfortable, human scale and provides a memorable first impression.

Designed by Focus Lighting and manufactured by Neidhardt, the multi-pendant feature comprises a series of cylindrical shapes in a range of sizes. There are six different forms in total: with a diameter of 12 inches, 24 or 36 inches and a height of 9, 18 or 27 inches.

The team used Sketchup software to play around with potential configurations, as well as building quick mockup versions of the pendants to get a sense for the most pleasing proportions and distribution.

The 21 pendants all have an aluminium drum housing with an inner slumped acrylic shade, back lit by 3000K LED strip lights. In the centre of each drum is a bullet with a 7w LED MR16 that acts as a downlight.

The completed installation - a care-free cloud of gemetric forms - seems an appropriate mix of precise technology and free creativity, a neat analogy for the work of Palo Alto’s finest. www.focuslighting.com www.schwartzarch.com

A cloud of pendants, formed using six different sizes of drum, hang in the lobby space at 3400 Hillview Avenue. Each drum is illuminated by a diffused 3000K LED strip and features a central MR16 downlight at its centre.

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PROJECT / STEPHEN STREET KITCHEN, LONDON, UK

REEL MEALS A new restaurant at the British Film Institute’s London headquarters boasts bespoke lighting by .PSLAB, designed to evoke the style and drama of classic cinematography.

The British Film Institute headquarters located in the heart of London’s Fitzrovia district - is in many ways the beating heart of the UK film industry. Home to the protectors of the national film archive, arbiters of UK film funding and organisers of the London Film Festival, the building on Tottenham Court Road recently gained a new dining space, Stephen Street Kitchen.

Designed in collaboration with Benugo and Softroom Architects, the new venue combines a relaxed, stylish dining experience with access to the BFI’s private screening rooms, making it an ideal feeder space for special events.

Bespoke light fittings were created for the space by Beirut-based fixture specialists .PSLAB. Elegant, white-and-brass insertions, custom-designed and fabricated by .PSLAB, introduce an interplay of light and space that forms the basis of cinematic art. While its dreamlike shape is somehow evocative of classic Hollywood, the golden light produced provides a warm glow to the rugged concrete ceiling, raw hardwood floor, and streamlined furniture within the space.

The fixtures are repeated in different formats throughout the venue both within the

restaurant and attached to its exterior.

All fixtures were produced using a manual, recto/verso bending technique applied to corrugated brass sheets. The resulting cylinders are given a powder-coated exterior finish, while the natural brass interiors are left to create a burnished glow. These pieces are finally hinge-mounted to the columns, providing the space with a modular aspect, allowing the light scheme to be subtly manipulated according to the desired mood.

The design of these cylinders is echoed in the large separators placed between the couch seating booths. Utilising a smaller-scale version of the column pieces, these table lamps are finished in brass and are outfitted with a custom black base, lending a touch of film noir to the dining experience.

The corrugated drum finds a third iteration in the meeting room lighting, in which the cylinders are affixed directly to the ceiling in quadruplets.

In combination, the fixtures provide a fitting elegance and drama to match the work of the BFI above and below. www.pslab.net www.softroom.com

.PSLAB’s corregated light fixtures can be found in various forms throughout Stephen Street Kitchen including hinged, wallmounted versions that allow light schemes to be subtly adjusted by hand.

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FOCAL POINT / NAFIS, RISHON LEZION, ISRAEL

STAR GAZING Aqua creations took inspiration from the night sky to create a fresh focal point for Nafis restaurant in Rishon Lezion’s entertainment district.

Nafis restaurant sits within the thriving entertainment district of Mabat in Rishon Lezion, Israel’s fourth largest city, located just a few miles to the south of Tel Aviv.

In May this year, the restaurant’s owners commissioned a new light feature to fill the atrium space that cuts through the venue’s two floors - providing a visual link between the two.

After seeing images of ‘Pyramid’, a super-sized silk pendant piece installed at a venue in Las Vegas, they contacted its maker Aqua Creations to request a piece that would deliver a similar ‘wow’ factor.

The design team at Aqua responded with ‘The Silky Way’, a combination of pendant pieces from the company’s existing portfolio, brought together in a unique configura-

tion. In total, twenty shades were used: five Redwood coloured Dippa pendants alongside twelve of its Rust coloured sibling, the Dippa Son, and three Silver Suuria pieces.

Each comprises a skin of pleated, pure silk stretched over a metal frame, with CFL lamps at its centre to give the installation its gentle glow.

As the name suggests, this seemingly random configuration of pieces was inspired by the Milky Way, that thick streak of stars of different sizes and brightnesses that together form a single harmonious presence in the sky. By abstracting this idea and translating it for this indoor atrium, Aqua Creations provided a thematic link with the night outside. www.aquagallery.com

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IN RESIDENCE / TRIBECA HOUSE, NEW YORK, USA

A LIGHT SHOWER DH Liberty worked with UK-based glass blowers to create an impressive chandelier that resembles falling rain. Named ‘The Pour’, the fixture has been installed in New York’s Tribeca.

When DH Liberty were commissioned to create a light feature for a house in New York’s trendy Tribeca district, they were met by a site with an industrial character with exposed metal columns on either end of a dropped beam within the living room.

The design brief was to produce a light sculpture that would hang off the existing beam, creating an architectural relationship with the space.

In response to the design brief, ‘The Pour’, a chandelier that mimics falling rain was created. The undulating light sculpture resembles rain drops frozen mid fall, the crystal drops held in place by sculpted brass fittings.

DH Liberty worked with UK-based artisan glass-blowers and metal engineers to create the crystal tear-drops.

The rain drop itself is constructed of two parts: the brass screw cap, which houses the light and the hand-blown crystal. These

work together to create golden puddles of light on the floor below.

The name ‘The Pour’ derives from the distinctive shape that the chandelier forms - an exaggeration of the dramatic motion water makes when it pours from a carafe and in order to summon the true nature of water droplets, no two drops are identical in shape.

Designed by forming a grid mimicking how puddles ripple outward in concentric circles, each teardrop is hung to brass pipes of varying lengths. Placed strategically on the grid, the teardrops lock into a mirrored base, which fits seamlessly between the two existing industrial columns, creating the teardrop reflections.

The chandelier echoes rain frozen in time, bringing a sense of nature and the outdoors into an industrial setting. www.dhliberty.com

‘The Pour’ was named because it resembles both rain drops falling and the motion water makes when it pours from a carafe. The light appears to fall from the glass drops and pools on the floor beneath the fixture.

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PROFILE

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Our regular feature highlighting the importance of decorative lighting in the work of one interior design practice. This issue, we present Conran and Partners.

Conran and Partners is a collaborative design studio working across brand, product, interior and architecture.

Founded by Sir Terence Conran, the practice has assembled an impressive and extensive portfolio of projects spanning over 30 years.

With offices in London and Brighton, their story began with the interior design of London’s most well-loved restaurants and iconic landmark buildings, such as Bibendum, Bluebird, The Royal Exchange and Le Pont de la Tour.

Today, Conran and Partners are experts in restaurant, hotel, residential and retail design with projects around the world.

Always at the heart of every interior design scheme, is a focus on integrated lighting design which enhances the space, user experience and design concept. From locally crafted bespoke designs, to carefully chosen contract pieces; the lighting is what brings a project to life. www.conranandpartners.com

Photos: Robin Hayes

Skylon LONDON, UK Skylon is located in the Grade I listed Royal Festival Hall, a much loved London landmark. In 2006, Conran and Partners had the opportunity to undertake a careful redesign of the original 1951 restaurant space for Conran Restaurants (now D+D London).

Whilst retaining the openness and height of the existing space, Conran and Partners’ design brings a feeling of intimacy to this vast room through careful consideration of layout, materials and furnishings. Five bespoke bronze metal chandeliers, designed with Speirs and Majors, reference details found in the original design and break up the enormous ceiling height whilst making a striking statement when viewed from the exterior of the building. A ring of fins, taking their shape from the ‘Net and Ball’ carpet design found throughout the building, are grouped around elongated lozenge-shaped light slots, echoing those cut into the boxes in the main auditorium. This slot motif is repeated through the restaurant design.

Bespoke standard lamps run along the full window elevation to the river to bring an intimate lighting level into the space at eye level.

Hotel ICON, opened in April 2011, ranks among Hong Kong’s most symbolic new landmarks. The complex represents a global centre of excellence in hospitality and tourism as part of the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong and features the work of a notable cast of international designers.

Conran and Partners were asked to design the two key food and beverage outlets of Hotel ICON. ‘Above & Beyond’ is a sophisticated dining room floor including a high-end Chinese restaurant, a cocktail lounge and executive facilities, and The Market, a stylish open-plan buffet restaurant offering a tempting selection of pan-Asian and Western favourites.

The Market has been designed as a vibrant and approachable space with a warm and atmospheric lighting scheme designed with Tino Kwan. Great importance has been placed on the rendition of the food mouth-wateringly displayed on the feature counters, including bespoke pendants and spotlighting.

The dining areas are lit by track spotlights concealed in a slatted ceiling feature which gives an industrial feel whilst playing host to all services.

Photos: Luke Hayes

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The Courthouse LONDON, UK

Photos: Guy Montagu-Pollock

South Place Hotel LONDON, UK In September 2012, at the crossroads of the city’s financial centre and the colourfully vibrant East End, South Place Hotel opened its doors. Now an established boutique hotel, South Place brings together business, art, design, tradition and innovation through inspiring and creative artwork carefully designed within the hotel spaces.

Lighting was a crucial element in supporting and enhancing the spaces and highlighting the integral art work including installations, photographs, collages and sculptures, in order to create intimate and contrasting atmospheres and experiences throughout the hotel.

Aside from lots of indirect light sources in joinery and architectural elements, a series of bespoke fittings were designed

by Conran and Partners in collaboration with specialist manufacturers like Dernier and Hamlyn, including fabric covered pendants for the bedrooms and two contemporary feature chandeliers for the ground floor.

The project is rated BREEAM Excellent, so all lighting has been carefully designed with Hoare Lea Lighting to fulfil its energy efficiency ratings without detriment to the overall atmosphere and warmth of lighting.

‘The Courthouse’, on Horseferry Road, is a new collection of luxury apartments developed by Barratt Homes on the original Magistrates Courthouse site in the heart of Westminster. Conran and Partners designed the dramatic double height lobby, elegant corridors, lift spaces and wayfinding.

The interior design draws inspiration from the art deco and Georgian aesthetic prevalent in Westminster, through the use of geometric patterns and details with a contemporary approach that connect and unify the public areas. The material palette draws on a monochrome scheme of contrasting black and grey marble, dark timber, pale grey polished plaster and accents in bronzed brass.

The feature light in the Lobby, an exquisite large scale bronze interlinking pendant, was designed in collaboration with lighting designer Jona Hoad. Formed from a sculptural approach to the circular and square geometries inherent within Art Deco motifs, the overlapping illuminated pieces create an ever-changing visual impression as one moves around the space.

Photos: Andreas Scheiblecker

The Guest House VIENNA, AUSTRIA The Guest House Vienna is a beautiful new boutique hotel in the heart of the Austrian capital. Inspired by the classic Viennese approach to architectural modernism, along with Conran’s own ‘easy living’ style, the focus is on quality materials and comfortable living spaces.

Creating a sense of warmth and domesticity was critical to the hotel concept and the lighting design was developed to create a cosy atmosphere throughout. Conran and Partners sourced the work of Austria’s most celebrated designers and craftspeople to furnish the Guest House and the guest rooms include playful bird lamps with brass details by Atelier Areti, a Friedrich Kiesler chair manufactured by Wittmann and bespoke brass fittings by the renowned metalsmith Carl Auböck.

All these elements are brought together by a simple, understated interior scheme, finished in polished brass, oak, marble and ceramics.

Photos: Paul Raeside

If you’re an interior designer with an eye for decorative lighting and have five projects worth sharing, contact: editor@darcmagazine.com

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COMMENT : 3D PRINTING

A FRESH DIMENSION Rees Calder of London-based 3D printing specialist iMakr explains the processes and potential applications of an increasingly accessible technology.

3D printing is here to stay. While the technology has been around since the early ‘80s when it was introduced to the world by Stratasys, it has been enjoying something of a second wave recently as we have seen a number of key patents expire, leading to the rapid proliferation of the technology through both industry and open source communities, being made more readily available than ever before. This has resulted in a rapid reduction in cost of printers, as well as ever increasing speed and reliability. We are fast approaching and in many cases already have - a time when the general consumer will be able to quickly and comfortably use a 3D printer in their home, for less than the price of a MacBook. What does this mean? This is a big question and not all that easy to answer.

Many have lauded 3D printing as the ‘Next big thing’, ‘The pinnacle of disruptive

technology’ and have stated how it is going to alter the face of reality as we know it.

While this may be true to an extent, it is important to understand that 3D printing in isolation will likely do none of these things, but rather it is the way in which it is integrated with existing technologies and ideas that will have the most significant impact on our lives. 3D printing has been applied in so many spheres already, from large scale construction to incredibly small scale medical applications, and yet it seems we are only beginning to realise its true potential. 3D printing is a tool. Just as the computer has facilitated a massive surge in productivity for humanity, 3D printing is set to do the same but it won’t happen on its own, it will be up to us to determine the best ways to apply this technology, and fully explore its capabilities.

In terms of aesthetics, this is an area where

3D printing is really thriving, allowing for the creation of innovative new products and designs that have previously been unrealisable through traditional means, or simply too costly to make in any other way.

If we examine something like decorative lighting we are able to quickly identify how 3D printing is enabling innovation in a number of ways. Firstly, 3D printing is a great step forward in the way we are now able to create ‘impossible shapes’ or shapes that one would be unable to produce through traditional means without producing the object in multiple parts and having unsightly seam lines – something like the Orbicular lamp by Nervous System (see overleaf) is a prime example. Complexity means nothing to a 3D printer, which is a truly remarkable aspect of the technology.

This is allowing people to create incredibly intricate designs without having to worry

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about how they will actually go about producing them; production is as simple as sending the file to print, waiting for it to complete and then cleaning it up. A major benefit of this is that the printer acts on its own. Once you have set something off to print you are free to continue working on other parts of the project. On top of this all of a designer’s work can be stored digitally, allowing them worldwide access to their cloud-based creations. This is going to have a massive impact on the way we share work and collaborate.

Using 3D printing makes many options available to you - largely depending on the type of 3D printing technology you employ and the final result you are looking for. SLS technology uses ceramic powder which is sintered; one can obtain full colour, highly detailed prints using this method, although these can be quite brittle – again the

guys at Nervous System make great use of SLS (selective laser sintering) technology in their designs. FDM (fused deposition modelling) technology on the other hand lays down plastic one layer at a time, these prints are more robust but you are limited to only one or two colours. FDM printers are cheaper by many orders of magnitude and allow one to produce designs quickly and affordably - such as the Steamlined Desk Lamp by Kirby Downey (see overleaf), printed in one piece at a cost of around £3 - many such designs are now available to download from 3D object sharing sites like MyMiniFactory.com for free, giving even non-designers the ability to print functional objects relatively hassle free.

We have barely scratched the surface of what this technology is capable of. The coming years will bring with it innovation on an unprecedented scale and we will see

3D printing being incorporated within the art and design world to the point where it is simply just another tool and no longer a novelty. When the world’s most creative minds have fluid and easy access to 3D printing, there really are no limits to what can be produced.

To see a selection of the more innovative lighting pieces that use 3D printing technology, a number are on display at the iMakr 3D Printing Store in London (79 Clerkenwell Road, EC1R 5AR), as well as numerous other 3D printed objects guaranteed to make your jaw drop. If you would be interested in collaborating on a project, or think you might be able to use 3D printing in your work, contact info@imakr.com www.imakr.com

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lighting GALLERY A look at the complex bespoke pieces that can be created with the latest 3D printing techniques.

QUIN.MGX .MGX by materialise Lithophanes Beth Lewis-Williams Lithophanes were a 19th Century passion, created by carving a scene from wood before creating a mould from which a porcelain shade was produced.

Driven by a love of Japanese and Chinese ceramics, they depicted bucolic scenes set aglow by an internal light source. Beth Lewis-Williams has revived this art, using 3D printing to produce the initial shape from which the mould is made. This use of modern technology allows her to quickly meet commissions for specific scenes. www.bethlewiswilliams.com

Designed by Bathsheba Grossman, Quin.

MGX depicts the last and most mystical of the five Platonic solids, the 12-sided dodecahedron.

In his first four shapes, Plato saw the elements that make up the material world, but in this fifth he saw the nature and wholeness of the entire universe, the spiritual quintessence.

This mesmerising light sculpture is an embodiment of that unity. www.mgxbymaterialise.com

Viaduct Chandelier Martin Huxford Studio The industrial, stripped back design of the Viaduct Chandelier is inspired by the graphic patterns of the vintage Black & Decker workmate. Transformed into an open lattice shape of three chandelier arms, each of which branches into twin shades, with a central tower structure to anchor the horizontal arms. British mouth blown glass shades are sandblasted, complementing the industrial feel of the design.

The design of this radically stripped back, yet structurally complex chandelier involved experimental prototype modelling in partnership with 3D printing specialist CRDM. It is refined using 3D CAD, then produced as a 3D digitally printed full scale functioning chandelier, which in turn acts as the form for metal casting. www.martinhuxford.com

Make lamp Hanieh Heidarabadi

Big Sexy Diamond George Singer Currently hanging in the iMakr store in London, Big Sexy Diamond was created

by George Singer using bespoke joint pieces, produced using iMakrs 3D printers. Big Sexy Diamond also featured in darc issue #05. www.georgesinger.co.uk

Instead of deconstructing form and shape, Hanieh Heidarabadi’s Make Lamp deconstructs the different elements of a lamp and the final design. The lamp comprises a brass tube, steel thread and screw-nuts - used in the construction of the piece - and a smooth, white, polyamide lampshade. The lampshade is 3D printed and can easily be replaced by a new shape. By allowing numerous shapes, Make lamp challenges the final design of a lamp as a product. Heidarabadi’s work also includes 3D printed porcelain pieces. www.haniehheidarabadi.se

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Plüne Franz Canins

Streamlined Lamp MyMiniFactory.com

Plüne - a latinised amalgamation of the words pluma (feather) and lunè (to illuminate) - is a perfect demonstration of the precision pieces that can be achieved with 3D printing techniques.

Created for .exnovo by designer Franz Canins, the piece is formed from laser sintered polyamide. It is available as a 46cm wall version or larger 59cm hanging version. www.franzcanins.it

Designed by Kirby Downey, this desk lamp was inspired by the engines of a jumbo jet, mixed with curves this lamp has a very streamlined, smooth shape.

The product is designed to house a LED strip but a small light fitting can be used if so desired. Available as an online template from MyMiniFactory.com, this object was printed with a 0.2mm resolution and a 15% infill. By adapting the infill settings, variations can be achieved in the patterns created when the light is on.

MyMiniFactory.com is a free library of 3D printable, beautiful and useful objects. The first version of MyMiniFactory was launched on the 18 June 2013 and is the result of many months hard work by a professional team of experienced 3D designers. www.myminifactory.com

Orbicular Lamp Nervous System The Orbicular range is a series of table lamps based on how veins form in leaves. Each lamp is a completely one-of-a-kind design 3D-printed in nylon plastic with its own unique form and pattern of veins. The lamps are lit by eco-friendly LEDs and cast dramatic branching shadows on the wall and ceiling.

The Orbicular lamp expands on the Hyphae lighting collection by combining the leaf structure inspired technique with a second process that generates the overall form of the lamp shade. The bubbly, globular shapes of hematite and other minerals that grow in a botryoidal habit inspired the sphere aggregation system. www.n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com

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Instead of designing a specific form, we craft a system whose result is a myriad of distinct creations.

These systems are interactive, responding both to changes in specific variables and to physical inputs. There is no definitive, final product, instead the many designs created allow for mass customisation.

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Afillia .exnovo / Alessandro Zambelli Designed for .exnovo by Alessandro Zambelli, Afillia creates a visual interplay of light and substance. A light source, hidden within a base formed from Swiss pine, illuminates a mesh balloon, created from laser sintered polyamide. At first glance, the shade appears to be a simple paddle-shaped form, but on closer inspection, each side of the piece is concave. This results in a dynamic shimmer as the observer moves around the room and different holes in the mesh covering align. www.exnovo-italia.com

Dazzle Lamp LimeMakers The Dazzle Lamp is 3D-printed using a colouring software algorithm developed by the designer. Using a Z-Corp colour printer and a nylon powder, each of the shades is printed in grey on the outside, while brightly coloured patterns are applied to the internal polygon mesh. When the lamp is switched on the internal colours are revealed. www.limemakers.com

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on SHOW A look ahead to forthcoming design shows with a strong lighting element.

SLEEP

• LONDON, UK

26-27 November 2014 (www.thesleepevent.com)

DESIGN LIGHTING TOKYO 2015

• TOKYO JAPAN

14-16 January 2015 (www.design-lighting.jp/en)

MAISON ET OBJET • PARIS, FRANCE 23-27 January 2015 (www.maison-objet.com)

STOCKHOLM FURNITURE & LIGHT FAIR

• STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

3-7 February 2015 (www.stockholmfurniturelightfair.se)

MAISON ET OBJET ASIA

• SINGAPORE

10-13 March 2015 (www.maison-objet.com)

EUROLUCE

• MILAN, ITALY

14-19 April 2015 (www.cosmit.it)

MAISON ET OBJET AMERICAS

• MIAMI, USA

12-15 May 2015 (www.maison-objet.com)

ICFF

• NEW YORK, USA

16-19 May 2015 (www.icff.com)

MAY DESIGN SERIES • LONDON, UK 17-19 May 2015 (www.maydesignseries.com)

INDEX

• DUBAI, UAE

18-21 May 2015 (www.indexexhibition.com)

CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK

• LONDON, UK

19-21 May 2015 (www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com)

DESIGN MIAMI/BASEL

• BASEL, SWITZERLAND

16-21June 2015 (www.designmiami.com)

Delivering on our promises for over 50 years...

Blending the aesthetic with the technical

Viso available for immediate dispatch throughout Europe.

www.tysonlighting.com

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MAISON & OBJET Highlights from the September edition of a decorative and design exhibition staple.

Maison et Objet is the show that keeps giving. In addition to the January and September events in Paris, the M&O badge can now be found across the globe: in Asia (specifically Singapore) and the Americas (Miami Beach). The latter lands in May 2015, but before then, we dropped in to take a look at the latest European outing.

As usual there were plenty of lighting treasures on show, as well as the occassional insight. After the success of their installation at Maison et Objet 2013, lighting designers Akari-Lisa and Motoko Ishii returned to curate a space dedicated to the latest trends in lighting, while the Observatoire Experiential provoked discussion on the creation of technology-enabled experiences. www.maison-objet.com

La Lampe Maiori Created from sustainable materials, the solar-powered La Lampe collection draws its inspiration from the historical streets of Paris. Back in 1677 - to the lights of the ‘Réverbère’ gas lamps people flowed into the streets, earning the capital the nickname ‘city of light’. www.maiori.com

Ocean Collection Sarah Angold Taking inspiration from brinicles - enormous underwater icicles that zigzag their way to the ocean floor - Sarah Angold has designed a folded lighting range that is simultaneously aggressive and supremely elegant. The piece comprises transparent spikes that reach out from a geometric, black shade. www.sarahangold.com

Gras XL In and Out DCW Éditions The Lampes Gras collection is expanding to include an extra-large size fixture - 1.5 times the size of the standard version - for use outside the home.

Manufactured to shipbuilding standards, the XL In and Out are resistant to rain, snow and saltwater as well as to extremes of heat and cold. www.dcw-editions.fr

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This table lamp - dimensions 310mm by 310mm by 260mm - is available in four finishes: cork, marble, polished aluminium and oak, each containing a circular fluorescent lamp. Designed

by Toni Grilo, the pieces demonstrate the Haymann mission: ‘the search for simplicity and the will to surprise.’ www.haymanneditions.com

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Woodspot Alessandro Zambelli Woodspot is a new table lamp made in pine with a natural finish. Assembled and varnished entirely by hand, the frame acts as stand and shade in one.

The object’s highly unusual profile combines design rigour and expressive freedom, in a desk lamp that sidesteps convention. www.alessandrozambelli.it

Lighting from the Netherlands

www.TierlanTijn.com

You can find us at Maison & Objet 23-27 January 2015 Hal 5A Tierlantijn lighting

www.frezoli.com

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INTERIEUR Highlights from Kortrijk’s biennial design event.

acoshape+ Bonitos

For nine days in the middle of October, the Belgian town of Kortrijk became a focus for the design community as Interieur made its biennial return. As in previous years, visitors were invited to visit not just the main exhibition hall on the edge of town, but also the rich array of satellite sites in the centre itself: Broel School, Broel Towers, Broel Museum, Buda Tower, Buda Gallery and Buda Factory, which hosted events ranging from films, exhibitions, installations and workshops. These were instigated and organised by individuals, organisations and businesses, acting together to create an inspiring route through the city. Also, interestingly, Interieur is a non-profit organisation, its principle aim being to represent good design, whilst fostering a vivacious cultural atmosphere. www.interieur.be

Made from top class acoustic foam Basotect with a high level of absorption, the acoshape+ collection offers a multitude of combinations in shape, colour, fabric and texture, resulting in amazing acoustic objects designed by Bazir. www.acoshape.com

Médard Modular Modular’s first collaboration with the Dutch design agency Bleijh has produced a unique fixture, a desk lamp for architecture fans. Producing an extremely high-performance light, the fixture appears to engage the room with a rather curious look. www.supermodular.com

Miss Q Jacco Maris This distinctive floor lamp with a characteristic leather finish features a perfect folded leather shade that has a timeless, organic look and feel.

The light is also available with a brass base and green leather shade, which dramatically transforms the identity of the lamp. www.jaccomaris.com

Atmos Arturo Erbsman

Tip Top La Chance

This atmospheric lamp uses condensed water to diffuse light. It consists of an aluminium base holding a light source and a hand blown glass bulb, containing an inexhaustible water reserve. When lit, the water gradually evaporates and starts condensing on the inner walls of the bulb. www.arturoerbsman.com

Tip Top is a table lamp made of two superimposed domes of glass that are only in contact at their vertex. This unusual construction creates an aerial sensation of equilibrium that embraces the room it sits in. The solid aluminium base completes this quietly luxurious object. www.lachance.fr

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Jan 23-27 2015

Mullan Lighting | Mullan Village | Monaghan | Ireland www.mullanlighting.com +353-(0)47-86584 mail@mullanlighting.com

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DESIGN junction Marking its fourth year with an expanded show and lightjunction space.

More than 25,000 visitors came through the doors of London’s Sorting Office for designjunction 2014, confirming the show’s position as a key destination for those visiting London Design Festival.

This year, in addition to the lofty upper floors of the former Royal Mail building, the exhibition expanded to another level, with design-hunters directed to a new basement area where sub-show lightjunction could be found.

As well as a core of lighting brands, lightjunction sponsor Megaman was on hand to offer expert advice on selecting the right light source for upcoming projects.

Further decorative lighting could be found throughout designjunction, not least the Blackbody OLED installation, drawing visitors down to the basement. www.thedesignjunction.co.uk

Butterfly Pendant Tom Raffield Inspired by the movement of a butterfly in full flight, this pendant intercepts the light making shadows and producing a stunning lighting effect in any space.

The Butterfly Light is made from sustainably sourced oak or walnut. www.tomraffield.com

Cheshire FontanaArte This family of table, floor and suspension lamps - designed by the Italian ?

Danish duo GamFratesi - takes its name from Lewis Caroll’s Wonderland cat.

In the table and floor versions, the curved polycarbonate shade is available in opaline for diffused light, or white, black and green for downlighting. www.fontanaarte.com

Fade Nyta A delicate lampshade made of stainless steel sheet metal (just 0.08mm thick) gives Fade its floating appearance. Microscopic perforations make the shade look transparent while, at the same time preventing glare. When switched off, the shade becomes opaque, hiding the light source. www.nyta.eu

Meteorite Artemide

Gabbia Lamp Industry+

A family of lamps comprised of four different types (wall, ceiling, suspension and table), each featuring the same double-layer glass diffuser. Designers Pio & Tito Toso created a special glass-blowing and grinding process to give the object its glowing, molten aesthetic. www.artemide.com

Designed by Ryosuke Fukusada & Rui Pereira, the Gabbia Lamp features a contemporary design inspired by traditional aesthetics and materials of Asia.

Each piece combines bamboo and PVC Weave with an LED light source. The range includes a table top lamp and three suspension lamps. www.industryplus.com.sg

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Perch Light Umut Yamac

VENTURA LONDON

The Perch Light is a balancing sculptural light made of folded paper and brass.

The lamp takes the form of an abstract bird which appears to be delicately balanced on its metal perch. The bird is illuminated through contact with the perch and so is able to balance and swing freely in the breeze. www.umutyamac.com

VENTURA LONDON

Cap Teo Cap is a little elf with a large hat, enchanting a room with its cosy ambient light. Playfulness and the inverse order of glass and metal elements bestow a special character upon this table light.

The upper cover reflects light downwards to diffuse softly through the milky glass. www.teo-europe.com

Pop Studio Ljung & Ljung Pop is a handmade, modular lampshade fashioned from smoked bamboo. It is produced in small scale, in the misty mountains of northern Thailand, in collaboration with non-profit organisation Sop Moei Arts. Ecologically grown bamboo and fairly paid craftsmen give the piece strong ethical credentials. www.studioljungljung.se

BOOOM! Marc de Groot

VENTURA LONDON

BOOOM! is built from an ingenious square-based pattern, folded together to form a beautiful sphere. Inspired by the industry of Bomb-craft, the piece exhibits an explosive beauty, excitement and attraction. Finished in brushed aluminium or brass or powder coated in black and white gold. www.bymarcdegroot.com

VENTURA LONDON

VINE ByBeau A digital and interactive wine rack incorporating the latest LED technology, made from high quality crystal and specialized aluminium extrusion designed to take the weight of the bottles and to carry power and data to every shelf.

Control system by DMX which provides a specific IP address for each shelf. www.bybeau.com

Stick Lamp James Stickley Stick Lamp is an exploration into graphical form, line and colour. The design uses three traditional materials - stone, wood and metal - to create a modern bold design. Powered by an LED fitting it makes a great working task light, making the piece just as practical as it is aesthetically pleasing. www.jamesstickley.co.uk

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Type75 Anglepoise + Paul Smith The timeless Type75, created by British industrial product designer Sir Kenneth Grange, has been given a stylish new look by British designer Paul Smith. The lamp’s no-frills, mechanical functionality is clearly articulated by the playful colour-by-component approach of the Paul Smith pallete. www.anglepoise.com

Globo Baroncelli

Flora And Then Design

Illuminated Cristallo glass rods line the two satin gold rings of the Globo pendants. The rings - a shape that is echoed in a number of new pieces in the range - are connected at two points to form a spherical shape. Supplied with a ceiling canopy of diameter 170mm or a flush mounted ceiling plate - 100mm. www.baroncelli.com

A collaboration with Scarlett San Martin, Flora is a collection of powder coated aluminium shades available in three sizes. The flower template is laser cut from 2mm aluminium sheet then bent by hand and riveted together. The finished structure is then powdercoated, although finishes are available. www.andthendesign.co.uk

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These clear cylindrical lights draw focus on their elegant metal finishes. Braided metal flex is paired with copper or Zinc metal fittings and eye catching filament bulbs. Two sizes are available: the Empire Short - 210mm by 150mm and Empire Tall 420mm by 120mm. www.rothschildbickers.com

Babylon Series Martin Huxford Studio

Skybeamer Designed by Mai

The Babylon Series - a mix of cast brass and English crystal - is available in three styles: the strong repeated shape of the Brutale, drawn from 60-70’s brutalism; the softer Rondo, referencing modernism and strung beads; and the Minaret, a contemporary interpretation of Eastern architecture. www.martinhuxford.com

The Skybeamer consists of two symmetrical shells interconnected by a rotating cylinder. The LED-light created between these two discs is projected vertically onto the walls as a sharp beam. The width of the beam is adjustable by simply twisting the lower shell to narrow the gap between sections. www.designbymai.com

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The inspiration for the Vitro Lux collection comes from the beauty found in the balance of form and colour in our surroundings. Available in beautiful soft-hued and clear glass with the contrasting coloured flex complimenting the overall design. Available as a pendant, desk lamp or in clusters. www.sarahcolson.com

Forged Originals Made By the Forge Made By the Forge specialises in handcrafting bespoke and ready-made wrought iron pieces, each bearing the unique hammer marks of its making.

Forged Originals is a new contemporary lighting range celebrating traditional, rural skills - created in collaboration with a selection of UK designers. www.madebytheforge.co.uk

Equi Cone Pendant Foldability Inspired by geometry, balance and symmetry, the Equi Cone Pendant is made using a unique range of metalised fabrics in titanium, aluminium, printed copper and gold that are folded into futuristic forms using a traditional process called pleating - a technique learnt from a British-based factory. www.foldability.co.uk

Updown pendant Hand Eye Studio

Snowdrop Innermost

The Updown pendant combines glazed ceramic and matt opal glass, designed to provide a focussed down light and an ambient up light from one lamp.

The use of hand made ceramic, available in three colours, ensures this simple lamp also looks great when not illuminated. www.handandeyestudio.co.uk

Stone Designs has created an abstracted, minimalist shape that amalgamates a host of bulbous flowers, from Lily of the Valley to the delicate Snowdrop.

The resulting light has a soft glow that playfully peeks through candy-coloured veils, each lamp appearing to drift effortlessly in mid-air. www.innermost.net

MONA table lamp Brokis Expanding the Mona collection by renowned Czech designer Lucie Koldova, this new table lamp offers the same futuristic design and fragile beauty of hand-blown glass. LED light cuts through the body of the lamp and underscores the excitement inherent in interfused glass forms. www.brokis.cz

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100% design The original London Design Festival exhibition returned for one final twirl at Earls Court.

The 20th edition of 100% Design was notable as the last one to be held at Earls Court, a venue whose long-scheduled redevelopment has finally arrived. There was little sentimental retrospection to be found at the show, however, and the business of contemporary design was - as ever - at the forefront of the show.

Philip Starck was on hand to open the proceedings and share his experiences as part of 100% Design’s extensive programme of talks.

As has become a recurring feature of

the show since its adoption by organisers Media 10, visitors were treated to a grand welcome, courtesy of a combined entrance hall chandelier and entrance tunnel. The former was provided by Lasvit. Continuing its long-term collaboration with world famous architect and designer Daniel Libeskind, Lasvit’s ‘Ice’ chandelier proved a suitable advert for the company’s mission to transform glass into breathtaking lights. www.lasvit.com www.100percentdesign co.uk

Stripes Confidence and Light Originally designed for a concert hall, Stripes was inspired by the graphical language of a musical score. Geometric grids sublimate light while generating a moiré effect and producing melodious shadows. It is available in indoor and outdoor versions and various formats. www.confidenceandlight.com

Matheny Chandelier Delightfull This chandelier version of the Matheny suspension lamp is comprised of geometric tubes, manufacturered in brass with a range of finishes: gold-plate, aged brass, brushed brass, brushed nickel, nickel plated, white laquer and black laquer. A classic idea, reinvented. www.delightfull.eu

Couture Designheure

qie Bentu

With its latest collection - Couture - French manufacturer Designheure shows us how the boundaries between fashion and design are often blurred.

Chic and quirky, this bow-tie shaped piece appears both masculine and feminine, dressing up spaces with a tailored elegance and panache. www.designheure.com

More than just pretty pieces, Bentu aims to deliver a ‘sincerity of design’.

The qie (named after the Chinese character that shares its shape) is manufactured using recycled construction waste. Cement and bamboo elements are brought together in this series of pendants, available in three heights. www.bentudesign.com

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Vintage Pieces Red Sur

ARGENTINA PAVILION

Mole brings together the stark beauty of brutalism with the friendly grace of a carillon of bells. Each pendant is a smooth-surfaced, rough-edged, concrete form, measuring 100mm heigh, 100mm in diameter and delivered with a 1,500mm cable. The cable is available with a plastic mesh finish. www.magsdesign.com.ar

Buenes-Aires-based company Red Sur designs and produces contemporary lamps with an emphasis on conceptual, formal, identity and material experimentation. The exception is its ‘Vintage Pieces’ collection, a range that includes designs from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, as well as new takes on classic forms. www.redsurdesign.com

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Balloon Crivos Objetos

ARGENTINA PAVILION

These hand-knitted Balloon pieces bring character and colour to a space. Available in two sizes the Balloon can be used in a multitude of configurations: laid on a table or a desk or hanging from a ceiling. Its long tail can drape across a room or tied into knots to created added volume or reduce drop height. www.ivanacrivos.com.ar

Albino Nicholas Rose Design

Glow in a Dome Ebb & Flow

Nicholas Rose balances purity with any chosen colours to create his Albino lampshade range. Floor standing, pendant or surface mounted, the shade has sleek contours that provide more than a touch of class to any contemporary commercial or domestic interior.

Diameter 25cm, height 25cm. www.nicholasrosedesign.co.uk

The Glow in a Dome table lamp exhibits a distinctly Victorian aesthetic.

Available in silver or brushed brass with a choice of coloured glass domes, the piece features a traditional filament bulb at its heart, placed on display as if a specimen in a museum or part of an early demonstration of electricity. www.ebbandflow.dk

BuzziDonut BuzziSpace The BuzziDonut is a ring shape constructed from honeycomb cardboard and foam, covered with ecologically produced BuzziSpace fabrics such as BuzziFabrics and BuzziRoughs. Designers can choose the lighting element that best suits a particular space and place this at the centre of the ring.

The result is a sound-regulating and light-producing element all in one. www.buzzispace.com

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Dish Pendant Hope and Hammer Hope and Hammer is a multi-discipline design and manufacturing studio based in South East London. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign it launched its first collection at 100% Design 2014, which includes the Dish Pendant, a hand turned American Walnut, White Oak or Sapele pendant lamp. www.hopeandhammer.co.uk

deFUSE Studio Integrate

Torus Pendant Rousseau

The deFuse Light suffuses large areas with a combination of diffused and directional light. The polyurethane-coated and CNC-milled dense polyurethane piece is lit with linear LEDs spread across its top face. Its slim design makes it suitable for spaces where views should not be interrupted. www.studiointegrate.com

The Torus Pendant is part of the new Wire Collection from Rousseau. All lights are constructed using concentric powder-coated CNC formed steel rings around a central hub and featuring a matching powder coated base. Pieces are available in five colours (red, orange, pink, black, white). www.rousseau.co.uk

Yau LoĂŻc Bard The Yau lamp is a pendant piece with pure and organic lines inspired by a single drop of water (Yau is Japanese for night rain). The piece was the first in a mini-series of lamps and furnitures inspired by organic forms. It is produced from oil-finished Japanese Maple and is 25-inches tall. www.loic-bard.liki.com

Fatima Mullan Lighting

Muutos Preciosa

This modern take of Moroccan style lighting incorporates clean lines while embracing the heritage of its design influences. A contemporary interpretation of the Moroccan tagine, the Fatima evokes memories of exotic destinations, spicy aromas and vibrant flavour, adding warmth and richness to a space. www.mullanlighting.com

Muutos is a fusion of modern design with a traditional craftsmanship, a demonstration of crystal’s amazing maliability. Made from molten bohemian crystal glass poured into hundred yearold molds, each piece is left to cool slightly before the glass is transformed by hand into its final organic shape. www.preciosalighting.com

PARIS / JANUARY 23-27, 2015 / SEPTEMBER 4-8, 2015 PARIS NORD VILLEPINTE

BORN AND RAISED WITH MAISON&OBJET PETITE FRITURE, AT M&O SINCE 2010

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TENT &

SUPERBRANDS A mix of established and upcoming brands at the Old Truman Brewery.

This year’s Tent / Superbrands double bill seemed the strongest yet, with a solid selection of established brands welcoming visitors into the show, before they were drawn in by a series of national pavillions. Key among these was 100% Norway - a suitably classy injection of Scandinavian style - and the techno-wonderland of Tokyo Imagine space.

Beyond these show-starters lay the body of Tent: a hot-house of smaller design practices and pavilions (Denmark, Korea, Poland and Ireland). Alongside these, was Glasmania, an exhibition of the work of students and recent graduates of the Studios of Glass and Product Design of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. www.tentlondon.co.uk

SUPER BRANDS

Lacuna Iain Howlett & Marina Dragomirova

SUPER BRANDS

Howlett and Dragomirova have teamed up once again to launch Lacuna, a lamp formed from mouth-blown crystal glass.

The lamp is brought to life by high efficiency low voltage LEDs connected with exposed copper ribbons. www.iainhowlett.com www.marinadragomirova.com

SUPER BRANDS

Ballroom Blitz Lolo Palazzo Combining elegance and engineering, Ballroom Blitz is a chandelier piece comprised of recycled bicycle chains that have been degreased by hand and left in their original state. Varying wattages of light source produce amazing artistic patterns on the ceiling, walls and floor. www.lolopalazzo.com

Acid Drops Curiousa & Curiousa

SUPER BRANDS

Acid Drops provided a flash of vivid yellow to the Super Design Gallery of Superbrands. Hand-blown, in semiopaque Canary Yellow glass, they reveal a central, suspended looped filament.

Each comes with a matching yellow fabric twisted flex, chrome fittings and an antique bulb. www.curiousaandcuriousa.co.uk

Geo Vezzini & Chen Design Geo, the Greek word for earth, was selected by the design partnership of Cristina Vezzini and Chen Sheng Tsang for this new collection of pendant lights. Each piece consist of a glowing bone china centre - available in three different textures and surrounded by a clear glass sphere. www.vandcdesign.com

SUPER BRANDS

Zhe Seed Lighting Zhe from Seed Lighting, brings together steel, glass and wood. Its metal lampshade is welded by hand to create a clean-cut, rock-solid look. A wooden nut fixes the frosted diffuser in place, softening the aesthetic of the piece.

The piece is available in desk, wall lamp and pendant versions. www.seedlighting.com

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Poppy Fred & Juul Available in a series of configurations, Poppy looks stunning as a single pendant, or combined as an unconventional chandelier - its stems combined and bent to order. Over time, the hue of the smoothed cast brass darkens, conveying a nature-like quality to the perpetual blossoms. www.fredandjuul.com

Hadovka lamp DECHEM Studio

Evergreen Brass Northern Lighting

The Hadovka lamp connects two glass elements in a minimalist and functional archetypal table lamp shape. The thin tubular laboratory glass forms the stand and neck of Hadovka lamp, whilst the hand-blown shade is either titan-coated or sand-blasted in order to provide higher quality light. www.dechemstudio.com

Northern Lighting’s Evergreen lamp series continues its journey in warm metals with this new brass version.The lampshade comes in two sizes: small (30cm) and large (40 cm).

Optional accessories include an iconographic hanging system which consists of a pulley used to adjust the height. www.northernlighting.no

Globall Sharyn Dunn Globall is part of a contemporary range of pieces created by Sharyn Dunn.

Paper segments, some perforated, are assembled into large forms for residential and commercial environments.

These bespoke lights and installations are produced from fine polymers and papers. www.sharyndunn.com

Boo Hedda Torgersen

Cynara One Feeld

Designed by Hedda Torgersen, Boo has a playful aesthetic, intended to trigger the imagination. Its curious head is made of porcelain or Corian and its long, thin legs are made of ash wood.

The legs can be adjusted, allowing the user some involvement in the shaping of Boo’s character. www.heddatorgersen.no

Designed by Nantapoom Chumpengphan, the Cynara One lampshade is a beautifully crafted sculptural object shaped from a continuous arrangement of petal-like plates. These tapered plates come in a variety of materials, including paper, fabric, plastic and birchwood (pictured). www.feeld.tumblr.com

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DECORATIVE & DESIGN

SHOREDITCH DESIGN TRIANGLE A round-up of lighting events in the most eastern of the LDF districts...

Flos by Carl Kleiner ATRIUM SHOWROOM Atrium’s new showroom on Leonard Street provided the setting for a photographic exhibition from Flos by Swedish talent Carl Kleiner. Created in collaboration with Omar Sosa, the works celebrate Flos’ latest architectural lighting collections using Kleiner’s typically abstract compositions in bold colours and geometric formations.

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Lee Broom’s Nouveau Rebel ELECTRA HOUSE British designer, Lee Broom, launched his new collection Nouveau Rebel at his flagship store cum design studio. The range includes Globe, Tube and Chamber (pictured) - a pendant that seals a glowing core of marble within a capsule of glass.

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Gallery FUMI presented a solo exhibition of hand-blown glass works by Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert. Most eyecatching of them all was an installation of his piece Clouds - floating puffs of free-blown glass, created using the Filigrane technique. It combines the traditions of Murano glass blowing with a contemporary design perspective.

Pitfield London offered another opportunity to see the Rebay project, a lighting installation by designer Jon Male exploring the redistribution of used and unwanted glass lampshades. Composed of original lighting sourced from eBay, each piece has been reconfigured into a new composition, according to a precise style and period.

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ON SHOW / LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL

DECOREX Rounding off London Design Festival, Decorex International held a successful introduction to its new home at Syon Park.

London Design Week concluded with the launch of Decorex International.

This show, more than any during the week, is strongly focussed on the world of interior design, with high end, high finish pieces on show alongside champagne bars and a seminar programme covering all aspects of interior style - with input from respected names like Daniel Hopwood, Nigel Coates, Sara Cosgrove and Corinne Julius.

Syon House, with its Robert Adam interiors, provided the backdrop for the 2014 edition of the show. Further East than its previous locations, the Park will continue to be Decorex’s home for the foreseeable future. www.decorex.com

Palme Harrods WOKA This chandelier piece is a diminuative version of the famous Palme chandelier designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1914.

Created from handformed sandcasted brass and crystal glass, this piece shares all the style of the original www.woka.com

Industrial Pendants Elstead Lighting Elstead launched 52 industrial style pendants at Decorex as part of its 2014 collection. There were some great designs from US partners Hinkley, Feiss and Quoizel. Among them was the Ameila vintage pendant with an aged zinc finish and prismatic bottom lens. www.elsteadlighting.com

Volver Terzani Designed for Terzani by Diego Bassetti and Andrea Panzieri, this geometric design combines thin chains and LEDs to create a light both elegant and modern - a melding of technology and art to new levels of luxury. The circular variant is 80cm / 31.5-inches. Bespoke options are also available. www.terzani.com

TOH Veronese

Gridlock Pendant Roll & Hill

Designed by Raphal Navot, the TOH (Trigonometric Oval Hemisphere) explores the modular limits of the traditional prism chandelier. The trihedral glass rods are individually beveled to follow the curves of the sculpted form.

Light bounces between the tilted rods, spreading across the entire piece. www.verone.se

A series of lamps inspired by the Brutalist movement, Gridlock feels industrial in its straightforward, platonic forms and the repetitive efficiency of the grid; however, it is assembled entirely by hand from thousands of tiny brass parts. A reminder that the labour-saving dream of modernism is paid for in toil. www.rollandhill.com

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AROUND LONDON Outside the main exhibitions - showrooms and spaces across the capital had lighting inspiration to offer...

A Tribute to Light by Artemide ITALIAN CONSULATE Artemide partnered with the Italian Consulate to present A Tribute to Light, an exhibition combining photography and lighting products that took over street level windows of the consualte building on Farringdon Street. The exhibition comprised a body of photos by world-famous photographer Elliot Erwitt, portraying leading architects who have collaborated with Artemide, alongside a selection of lighting best sellers and iconic products. It is a powerful homage to Artemide’s culture and philosophy of light over its 50 year history.

Ama by Anastassiades V&A MUSEUM Designer Michael Anastassiades’ collaboration with Flos, for an installation at the V&A museum. Suitably displayed among the museum’s historic riches, it pays homage to the Ama community in Japan focussing on its fading tradition of skilled free-divers that search for pearls.

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Bolle by Giopato&Coombes DESIGNERSBLOCK Designersblock in Clerkenwell, provided a UK debut for the new Bolle lamp, by the Anglo-Italian design team Giopato&Coombes.

The piece is inspired by the lightness of soap bubbles as a metaphor for the emptiness of light, made from hand blown glass. An illuminating brass light source is suspended between the spheres, giving light to not only the space but the bubbles’ curved surfaces.

Lasvit introduces new collections by design stars Maarten Baas and Maxim Velčovský at the Mint showroom in Knightsbridge. With the ‘Das Pop’ chandelier, Maarten Baas looks towards classic, recognisable shapes, yet with a modern and almost comic twist. Emphasising random shapes, it illustrates the personal and non-industrial feel of the product.

The Frozen collection by Maxim Velčovský is inspired by the transformation of water into ice, a moment paralleling the work of a glassmaker.

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ON SHOW / PREVIEW

SLEEP 26 - 27 NOVEMBER 2014

Five to look out for at this year’s Sleep event...

Held at the Business Design Centre in London, Sleep is an annual meeting place for the global design community, where designers, architects, hotel owners, developers, operators and investors join with one common objective – to source and knowledge share for the design and creation of stunning hotel environments.

The Sleep Event in 2014 will represent the very best in hotel design excellence, with an edited exhibition of the finest international product suppliers, curated concept spaces and the high-level Sleep Conference. With speakers who include Jeremy King, George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, the Conference is free to attend and an unparalleled and exclusive opportunity to meet and mix with world leaders in hotel design. www.thesleepevent.com

Moulds Lasvit Moulds is a collection of suspended lights, showcasing Czech crystal at its most resilient. The series captures the moment when molten glass resists its expected shape and freely escapes from the mould as an amorphous bubble. www.lasvit.com

Ice Cubes Preciosa This series constitutes a meticulous composition of handmade crystal glass cubes. The simple, versatile modularity was conceived and developed by Areen Design. To articulate their vision, Preciosa Crystal Glass was chosen for its outstanding optical and aesthetic qualities. www.preciosalighting.com

Kashima Astro Bathroom highlights from Astro include the Kashima and Axios wall lights and the Vancouver downlight, which are all IP44. Astro has also created the Enna reading light in various options and the retro Joel Grande wall light. A host of new wall lights, pendants, markers and downlights have also been developed. www.astrolighting.co.uk

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Rocky Lights of Vienna

Echoing the legendary steam liner funnels, Cargo collection is characterised by the purity of its forms and its elegance. Like a sculpture, this chandelier is halfway between the industrial spirit and the graphic design of the Art Deco movement. Available in several sizes and in different ranges. www.designheure.com

This custom made pendant fitting with black fabric and inner gold shade is dressed with hundreds of randomly arranged real rock crystals on fisher lines.

This bespoke piece was once again developed by Lights of Vienna together with Maria Vafiadis and her skilled team from MKV Design in London. www.lightsofvienna.com

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CONDITIONAL THINKING

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the preceding feast of London Design Festival coverage has left you hungry for more, please consider this installation by designer eco-lamp manufacturer Plumen your just deserts. The #PlumenGlowingOak set twitter alight during LDF week by lighting up the top floor of the Old Session House in Clerkenwell, host to this year’s Designersblock show.

Hanging from its branches were the latest fruit of the Plumen team’s creative endevours - specifically the long awaited Plumen 002 lamp. With a size and shape more similar to a traditional lightbulb than its playfully looping sibling, the 002 provides a stylish alternative to exisiting eco-friendly lightbulb replacements. www.plumen.com Photo: Joakim Blokstrom