light – Product by Process

The Making of “Schwarzes Gold”

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One material, one form – one story. To me, a product should not attract attention through overloaded design. Instead, it’s about the thought – the idea – coupled with intelligent design, which helps bring the product into existence. The product’s final design should be about elaborating things more deeply and understanding the world around us better. In short, it’s about designing a better future. An example of this is the product development of “Schwarzes Gold:” “Schwarzes Gold” does not begin with its material nor end with its form. The lamp…

the stanley pendant

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the stanley by BTC , handmade in england

The Bracket 7685

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simply beautiful ” Handmade In England”, The first chance for members of the public to see the high levels of skill that go in to making each light. The Bracket 7685 was filmed on location in our metal works in Birmingham.

28 series chandelier by Omer Arbe

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This is the 28 chandelier by Omer Arbel IT’s basically an “exploration” of glass-making. Check the video to truly understand the process -his process involves forcing air into hot glass, removing it, heating and cooling the whole thing and plopping scalding blobs of milk glass on the surface to create that unique interior space. thanks to fastcodesign for the link.