In some products, any sign of the process of creation intentionally fades away into the background. In others, like Bocci’s 118 Pendant Light, it’s quite the opposite. Every opal glass globe contains dozens of small, feather-like forms and intricacies that when lit from within gain even sharper detail.
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“For many years, I have been researching and experimenting with fabrication processes, looking for novel methods that create a unique form,” said Omer Arbel, designer and co-founder, Bocci. “Whilst each 118 is created in the same way – by blowing molten glass through a steel cage – the end result is always one-of-a-kind. Just like the weather outside our workshop, to the glassblower’s mood, to the chemical composition of the glass, each 118 takes form in response to numerous uncontrollable factors.”
These ethereal glass spheres show signs of the steel cages responsible for their formation. Air that’s blown into the core pushes molten glass into recesses of the form, where gravity and heat cause each unique tendril to form and elongate. Once the shape has cooled and set, the cage is sheared off, cleaned, and used again to create another 118 globe.
To learn more about the 118 Pendant Light from Bocci, visit bocci.com.
Source: design-milk