Bocci 28.11 Eleven Pendant Light

28 is an exploration of fabrication process which is part of Arbel's quest for specificity in manufacturing. Instead of designing form itself, here the intent was to design a system that produces form. Arbel developed a method that has loose parameters built into it which produce a different shape in every iteration of the fabrication procedure. Thus, every 28 made is formally different from any other 28 in existence.

28.11 is a random configuration of elevn 28 pendants hung from a rectangular canopy The pendants are designed to hang in a random configuration at times clustering together and others trailing off. The result is an ambient chandelier or field of light.

28 is an exploration of specificity in manufacturing. Instead of designing form itself, here the intent was to design a system of making that yields form. Individual 28 pendants result from a complex glass blowing technique whereby air pressure is intermittently introduced into and then removed from a glass matrix which is intermittently heated and then rapidly cooled. The result is a distorted spherical shape with a composed collection of imploded inner shapes, one of which acts as a shade for a low voltage (12V, 20W) xenon light source.

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. They may also be clustered or composed in an ambient manner similar to their distant cousins the 14’s.

Standard 28’s are made with clear glass exterior spheres and milk white interior lamp holder cavities. 28’s are possible with infinite versatility in colour compositions, sizes and shapes.

MEASUREMENTS:

• Diffuser: 6.5 inch


• Round Canopy: 23.6 inch x Depth: 2 inch


• Square Canopy: 20 inch x Depth: 2 inch


• Rectangle Canopy: Length 33.5 inch x Width 11 inch x Depth 2 inch

MATERIALS:

• Blown glass


• Braided metal coaxial cable


• Canopy - white powder coated

HELPFUL NOTES:

• 20W Xenon 2600K or 1W LED 2500K, 2700K, 3000K, either are dimmable


• Lamps and power supplies included


• The pendant drop lengths are adjustable up to the specified maximum


• Please contact us for additional cable length, coloured pendants and RAL colour canopy


• UL Listed

Omer Arbel

Jerusalem, 1976

Omer Arbel graduated from the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture in 2000, and, after apprenticeships with several architectural companies, founded Omer Arbel Office, a Vancouver-based design practice, in 2005. The practice produces designs for buildings, objects, furniture, lighting and electrical accessories.

Arbel is also the creative director of the manufacturing and design company, Bocci that produces cast glass lighting features. Cast glass is an organic process, imperfect by nature and each piece is hand made to the client’s specifications. Bocci is now featured in buildings and homes worldwide and has won several high profile international design awards.

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