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Metal casting / Lighting / Ornament

Castings for chandeliers.

Curved arms, leaf-like forms and open ornaments around the light. Repeated components give the chandelier coherence, while the relief remains visible up close.

Explore the making process
Underside of a chandelier with a ring of globe lights, curved metal arms and leaf-like ornaments.
The chandelier from below: repetition, ornament and light in one composition.
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The chandelier from below: repetition, ornament and light in one composition.

Application
Lighting
Components
Arms & ornaments
Contribution
Decorative metal castings

The application

Components that form a whole.

Viewed from below, the arms are arranged around the centre. Curved lines and repeated ornaments connect the individual points of light.

The second photograph shows the chandelier in its setting. Its layered construction and the relationship between the open metalwork and the globe lights become visible.

Suspended chandelier with warm globe lights, open metalwork and leaf-like ornaments in front of stained-glass windows.
The chandelier in its interior, showing its open structure and ornaments.
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The chandelier in its interior, showing its open structure and ornaments.

Form & surface

The castings in their setting.

The open forms allow the light through. Bright edges and dark surfaces alternate along the curved arms and leaf-like ornaments.

In the workshop

The work behind the finished piece.

Selected workshop photographs reveal what preceded the finished result. Each caption identifies the component or stage shown.

  1. Patterns with casting channels

    Two openwork patterns with attached casting channels, in preparation for making the mould.
    Two openwork patterns with attached casting channels, in preparation for making the mould.
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    Two openwork patterns with attached casting channels, in preparation for making the mould.

  2. Moulds for the individual components

    Ceramic moulds for arms and ornaments stand together on the drying rack, before the components become a complete chandelier.
    Ceramic moulds for arms and ornaments stand together on the drying rack, before the components become a complete chandelier.
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    Ceramic moulds for arms and ornaments stand together on the drying rack, before the components become a complete chandelier.

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