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ESIGN HAUS LIBERTY was
commissioned to design a light
sculpture for a private residence in New York's Tribeca
that occupies an entire floor of
a converted cast-iron building.
The challenge was to produce a light sculpture that
forms a relationship with the architecture.
The company explored the concept of rain,
how each water droplet magnifies light in
unique ways, the act of rain falling and the ripple
effect it creates when it hits a surface. The team then
worked with U.K.-based glass blowers and metal
engineers to create the individual crystal teardrops.
Due to the unique size and quality of raindrops and
teardrops, each droplet was hand-blown to achieve
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the subtle natural differences, and was then fit with
a brass screw cap that houses the light source.
A grid was designed to mimic the ripple effect
of puddles moving outward in concentric circles,
and each drop was hung to brass pipes of varying lengths. The drops lock into a mirrored base
that is positioned seamlessly between two existing columns. The crystal reflects the light to
create puddles on the floor below, while the
mirrored base reflects the droplets endlessly into
the sky above.
The light sculpture was named "The Pour" due to
the distinctive shape it forms, an exaggeration of the
dramatic motion of water pouring out of a carafe.
Pour us another glass of this creative perfection!
- Jenny Schrank
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