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British jewellery designer Lara Bohinc who in 2014 presented her stunning collection of candleholders as
part of The London Collection has unveiled her first foray into the world of lighting with a collection of lamps made from broken spheres.
Inspired by the planets and their orbital movements, a recurrent theme in Lara Bohinc’s work, the range features ceiling lights and table lamps, all of which appear to be made from colliding quarters from one orb. The ceiling lights come suspended by metal rods, while the table versions lack a base or other kind of support, and are placed on their side.
The lights are held in a metal framework, and feature white acrylic domes – which are available in two sizes. Collision is a recurring theme for Bohinc, who has designed similar broken orbs for bracelets, rings and pendants.
For Bohinc, the task of translating her skills and inspirations as a jewelry designer into the world of luxury furniture was not that unfamiliar as she originally studied industrial design before metalwork and jewelry.
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Collision Ceiling-light,
Collision is about the splitting of perfection; in this case a perfect sphere has been broken but in a very symmetrical manner. It is almost like the pieces are sliding apart.
Collison Large Table Light
The deconstruction and reconfiguration of pure geometric form has inspired much of designer Lara Bohinc’s work. The light here is about the collision of spherical quarters, which are struck violently together to form one broken sphere.
Designing the metal framework was a particular challenge for Bohinc, as well as understanding how to evenly distribute the light. “The key was in approaching each quarter as its own entity,” she explained.
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