17.8.12

A Glimpse at London Design Festival - Tom Dixon's New Lighting

Lustre Tom Dixon's  first ever stoneware pendant light, made using a secret glaze containing minerals and precious metals to give a striking iridescent sheen, will be launched at Luminosity at The Dock during London Design Festival.
Tom dixon, Lustre Pendant Light, handmade ceramic lighting

Tom Dixon, Lustre Lights, Handmade Ceramic pendant lighting

"A series of 4 pendant shades, Lustre is the first stoneware object in the collection and is handmade in a Dutch family-run factory established over 5-generations. Lustre is the latest discovery in our continued exploration of extraordinary metallic finishes. The iridescent sheen is created by firing the stoneware shades at 1200°C using a top-secret glaze containing minerals and precious metals. The end result is a striking colour change effect reminiscent of peacock feathers or oil slicks on water. 
The handmade process results in a totally unique and unrepeatable finish for each individual object. No two shades look the same as the glaze fixes to the stoneware in an unpredictable way.  This produces a wide spectrum of colour across each light, ranging from a pale lime to a deep bottle green."

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