Beyond Illumination

New materials and fab technology have elevated the light fixture from accessory to major player

MIXED PENDANTS by Hennepin Made for Room & Board; shown in (from left) Glow, Sky, Banded, Luster and Swift; available in multiple sizes, colors and configurations; from $199; Denver, roomandboard.com

SUPERLOON by Jasper Morrison for FLOS, a ring of LED sends light sideways into a disc of translucent material, dims from 0% to 100%, rotates 360 degrees, also available in chrome and white, $3,995; usa.flos.com

AVICO SUSPENSION LAMP in white, by Charles Williams for FontanaArte, 63” diameter, also available in small (47” diameter), both sizes also available in silver and black, from $2,206; at lumens.com

SPOKES in white, by García Cumini for Foscarini, powder-coated steel spokes, available in large and small, also available in gold, from $1,874; at The Lighting Studio, Denver, thelightingstudio.com

CHOUCHIN 1 REVERSE PENDANT in white and orange, by Ionna Vautrin for Foscarini, inspired by Japanese paper lanterns, pendant length 78" or 200", also available in green and white, from $917; at The Lighting Studio, Denver, thelightingstudio.com

SMITHFIELD S in mud by Jasper Morrison for FLOS, 23" x 8.5", pendant length 98.5", also available in white or black, $995; usa.flos.com

BOCCI 21.7 by Omer Arbel for Bocci, inspired by barnacles on a rock surface, 7 pendants made of thin porcelain wrapped around borosilicate glass, also available in other configurations from 1 to 26 pendants, overall fixture is 13.7" diameter, suspension length 10'-100', from $2,275; at hivemodern.com

BIG BANG SUSPENSION LAMP in white, by Enrico Franzolini and Vicente Garcia Jimenez for Foscarini, made of intersecting metacrylate panels and lacquered supports, 37¾" wide, suspension length 78" or 200", also available in red and extra-large size; $1,210-$8,525; at The Lighting Studio, Denver, thelightingstudio.com

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