TWO SUSPENDED COPPER SHEETS, PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER, ARE HAMMERED TO CREATE OPENINGS AT THEIR TOP AND BOTTOM, ALLOWING LIGHT TO BE PROJECTED BOTH UPWARD AND DOWNWARD.
THE DESIGN STRIKES A BALANCE BETWEEN INDIRECT LIGHT WHICH ILLUMINATE THE CEILING AND A FOCAL LIGHT WHICH PROJECTS ONTO THE TABLE, WITH BOTH LIGHT SOURCES INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLABLE. THE EXTERIOR OF THE LAMP IS PATINATED IN A DARK GRAPHITE SHADE, WHILE THE INTERIOR SHOWS THE NATURAL, WARM COLOR OF COPPER, OFFERING A VISUAL CONTRAST THAT ENHANCES ITS PRESENCE IN THE SPACE.
year: 2024
Edition: open
Dimensions: 200L X 13W X 25H CM / 79L X 5W X 10H IN
DIMENSIONS:
ALL PIECES ARE HANDCRAFTED BETWEEN SANTA CLARA DEL COBRE, MICHOACÁN, AND MEXICO CITY. WORKING PRIMARILY WITH METAL—ESPECIALLY COPPER, ALONGSIDE BRASS, STAINLESS STEEL, AND ALUMINUM—THE PROCESS IS ROOTED IN TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH MASTER ARTISANS.
COPPER PIECES ARE HAND-HAMMERED THROUGH A HIGHLY ARTISANAL PROCESS IN WHICH THE MATERIAL IS HEATED IN FIRE TO BECOME MALLEABLE AND THEN SHAPED THROUGH REPETITIVE, PRECISE GESTURES. THE FINAL STAGE TAKES PLACE IN MEXICO CITY, WHERE EACH PIECE IS CAREFULLY REFINED AND FINISHED.
DEFINED BY COMPLEX FORMS AND CHALLENGING SCALES, THE WORK REQUIRES TIME, PRECISION, AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL. EACH PIECE IS MADE SLOWLY AND DELIBERATELY, EMBRACING THE CHARACTER AND NATURAL VARIATIONS OF THE PROCESS.
