Beat Brass Linear Pendant System
Product description
We have designed more architectural scale lighting for BEAT where the existing four shapes had performed well for a decade but we wanted some fresh silhouettes, and more importantly greater light output.
Dimensions: Width: 60cm/23.7in Height: 20cm/7.9in
BLS06-PEUM1: Lighting UK/EU Fittings
Dimensions: Width: 60cm/23.7in Height: 20cm/7.9in
BLS06-PEUM1: Lighting UK/EU Fittings
Concept
Perpetuating the skills of artisan craftsmen in Northern India, Beat’s origin is a re-purposed water vessel; hand-raised, welded, beaten and skimmed into functional silhouettes for the refraction of golden light.
In 2004 Tom was involved in an initiative in Jaipur to create alternative possibilities for the rapidly vanishing craftsmen and their skills. The Beat light was instigated during a NGO development project undertaken by the British Council and Tom Dixon in 2002, in an effort to maintain and develop the skills of street metalworkers of Rajasthan. The underlying proportions and techniques of traditional brass work used to create water vessels and cooking pots were used to create new objects of sculptural simplicity with a rethought functionality.
The creation of the beat light is part of an ancient process that takes four days to complete.
In 2004 Tom was involved in an initiative in Jaipur to create alternative possibilities for the rapidly vanishing craftsmen and their skills. The Beat light was instigated during a NGO development project undertaken by the British Council and Tom Dixon in 2002, in an effort to maintain and develop the skills of street metalworkers of Rajasthan. The underlying proportions and techniques of traditional brass work used to create water vessels and cooking pots were used to create new objects of sculptural simplicity with a rethought functionality.
The creation of the beat light is part of an ancient process that takes four days to complete.
More about this product
Manufacturer
Tom Dixon
Family
Beat
Architonic ID
1270812
Order number
BLS06-PEUM1
Year of Launch
2014
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The Coal Office, 1 Bagley Walk, Kings Cross, N1C 4PQ London United States
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