28 Pendant Lamps by Omer Arbel
Canadian designer Omer Arbel has created the 28 series of pendant lamps for BOCCI.
28 is a result of a glass blowing technique developed by Omer Arbel whereby air is intermittently blown in and then sucked out of an intermittently heated and then cooled glass matrix. The result is a distorted spherical shape with a composed collection of inner shapes, one of which houses a low voltage lamp.
28 pendants are designed to cluster in hexagonal shapes which nestle into each other to create patterns as dictated by the needs of the interior.
Standard 28 pendants are made in clear, white and frosted glass (with several other standard colour schemes contemplated in future months). However, 28 is a design which lends itself to infinite compositions and gradations of colour. Bocci’s glass atelier in Vancouver thrives on bespoke work and is able to work with our clients with great versatility on custom colour compositions to match the vistion and needs of a project or interior.
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Alex on 29 Mar 2010 at 7:19 am #
They look like the old clear plastic bubble speakers from an Apple G4 ( I think it’s the G4 I’m thinking of, I’m a PC guy so I’m not sure. ). It almost makes me think it might be cheaper to just recycle those via sand blasting or heating them instead of blowing glass.