As the nights draw in and the darker winter months stretch before us, our lives move indoors and interior lighting becomes all important. Every home needs accent lighting to create intimate corners, and to bring individual flair, texture and character to each room. This Fall Alexander Lamont introduced a group of sculptural illuminations each with its own unique artistic presence.
Now on show at our Bangkok Gallery, “Equinox” includes five new lighting designs 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.
Equinox Sconce
Equinox is an innovative lighting design that uses overlapping, sculptured forms in straw marquetry to create art for the walls. The Equinox refers to the moment during the year when the sun passes directly over the Earth’s equator. 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.
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.
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.
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.
If you are in Bangkok don’t forget to visit us at the Bangkok Gallery to view the Equinox group of lighting and discover a world of beautiful limited-edition furniture, lighting, artwork and objects. We look forward to welcoming you.
