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Mouth-Blown Glass Pendant Lights

Studio Thier & van Daalen Design the GRID Pendant Lights

— April 25, 2023 — Art & Design
Studio Thier & van Daalen design the new GRID Pendant Lights that are seen during this year's Salone del Mobile. The lights are made from mouth-blown glass and it is shaped like knobbly hard candies for a playful element to the series. The studio explores a range of class shapes and creates a series of mesmerizing structures.

It has a bulbous shape and at a closer glance, there are textured designs for a hypnotic effect. The rounded side of the shape is made when the glass is red-hot and close to the consistency of liquid on one side as it is pressed onto the brutalist steel construction. The process was directed by designers and takes into consideration the blend of gravity, air pressure, and temperatures.

Image Credit: Studio Pim Top
Trend Themes
1. Mouth-blown Glass Lighting - Opportunity for glass companies to invest in developing new technologies and techniques for production of creative lighting fixtures using mouth-blown glass.
2. Playful Lighting Designs - Chance for lighting businesses to disrupt the market with light fixtures that exhibit a playful design element, such as the knobbly candy shape of GRID Pendant Lights.
3. Hypnotic Textured Glass Designs - Disruptive potential for glass companies to innovate new techniques of producing lights made from textured glass which can be used to add mesmerizing effects to home decor.
Industry Implications
1. Glass Manufacturing - Opportunity for glass manufacturers to invest in new technologies that improve the quality and efficiency of producing unique and artistic glass products, such as the knobbly glass used in GRID Pendant Lights.
2. Lighting Design - Disruptive potential for lighting designers to experiment with playful and creative designs, using mouth-blown glass and other innovative materials, to create unique lighting fixtures that can captivate customers.
3. Interior Design - Chance for interior designers and decorators to incorporate hypnotic-textured glass lighting fixtures, such as GRID Pendant Lights, into home decor for a mesmerizing and artistic effect.
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