Equinox: the Art of Light

18 December 2022 Posted by Alexandra Lamont

For our Galleries Night event in Bangkok on Friday 25 November 2024, we took inspiration from the Equinox when the sun passes over the equator marking the beginning of Autumn, the turning of the weather to cooler days and the anticipation of the winter festivities to come.

Now open at our Bangkok Gallery, “Equinox” presents a group of sculptural illuminations by Alexander Lamont in rich natural materials. Eroded cast brass, woven natural fibres sparkling with gold thread, translucent rock crystal and alabaster, warm rich straw marquetry and tactile shagreen are brought to life in a collection of arresting lighting elements. 

Alexander Lamont Bangkok Gallery, Warehouse30
Galleries Nights 2024 – Equinox : The Art of Light
Galleries Nights 2024 – Equinox : The Art of Light

Equinox Sconce

Evoking the movement of the sun across the equator, curvaceous forms in straw marquetry provide a perfectly crafted and toned foil for light, as both wall sculpture and lighting element. Intercrossing and intersecting lines of saturated straw in soft golden brown cover rounded shields that animate the light, creating a dynamic sense of movement.

Equinox Sconce

Galea Lantern

The Galea Lantern brings the warmth and charisma of alabaster and rock crystal to the seasonal table with this intimate and tactile lighting element.  Inspired by the idea of a metal helmet worn by legionaries during the Roman Empire, a cast bronze casket holds a translucent stone – alabaster or rock crystal – that emanates light and creates an atmospheric light sculpture. 

Left : Galea Lantern with Alabaster, Right : Galea Lantern with Rock Crystal

Chime Pendant Lamps

Suspended like a set of bells at the top of a bell tower, the set of three pendant lamps is finished in beautifully textured shagreen; pure gold leaf glows from within.   

The Chime lamps, in three different shapes and two natural finishes, can be hung individually or in large groups.  Shagreen in pale natural speckle or in dark natural chocolate is placed geometrically on slightly tapered shades that are lined with gold. The shade is affixed with a bronze holder that echoes the form of the lamp.

Chime Pendant Lamps in Natural Speckle Shagreen.
Chime Pendant Lamps in Natural Speckle
Chime Pendant Lamps in Natural Chocolate

Hedra Sconce

Hedra Sconces are subtly mirrored pairs of wall lights that marry the supple warmth of cast bronze with the cool interior glow of faceted crystal.  Like rare minerals found deep within a cave, bronze cocoons lined with gold encase faceted crystal gemstones that glow with seductive light. These gorgeous wall lamps have an artistic presence emitting light and mood.

Paglia Lamps

Like cliffs eroded, their strata exposed, the Paglia collection plays on the wonderful detail and texture of rye straw. The burnished texture of the Paglia lamps catches, reflects and plays with the light enhancing the intriguing surface that is beautifully paired with the lamp’s shade. Developed by French textile designer Anne Corbière for Alexander Lamont, the Kita handmade fabric expertly combines the rawness of natural Asian rattan with the refinement of linen and precious metallic woven threads.

Paglia Lamp with Kita hand woven shade
Kita hand woven shade materials
Kita hand woven shade materials
Left: Paglia Table Lamp with Linen Shade, Right: Paglia Floor Lamp with Linen Two-Tier Shade

If you are in Bangkok don’t forget to visit us at the Bangkok Gallery and discover a world of beautiful limited-edition furniture, lighting, artwork and objects. We look forward to welcoming you.

Galleries Nights 2024 – Equinox: The Art of Light
Galleries Nights 2024 – Equinox: The Art of Light
Galleries Nights 2024 – Equinox : The Art of Light
Galleries Nights 2024 – Equinox: The Art of Light

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