Designed by: Omer Arbel
Manufactured by: Bocci
The 57.3 sculptural suspension light features three pendants suspended from a round white canopy. This piece is designed to occupy a horizontal plane that deviates from its gravitational directive. Pendants can be hung from any number of optional swag points mounted away from the canopy. The 57 production technique involves trapping voids of air of different sizes and configurations within a glass matrix, yielding a shape loosely referencing a rain cloud. These pockets of air remain invisible when the piece is off, but come alive to reveal an interior universe when the piece is illuminated. Each pendant comes standard with 12' of coax cable and 10' aircraft cable. The 57.3 light weighs approximately 11 lbs. Three 1.5W LED long life bulbs are included. Approved to UL Standards by CSA. Manufactured by Bocci.
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Designed in 2013.
Custom 57’s are available for an upcharge providing infinite versatility in color, compositions, sizes, shapes and cable lengths. Custom drop length are available up to 100' max. Please note that Switch Modern contacts all purchasers to confirm the specific details of their Bocci order.
Canopy: 6" Diameter, 1.6" H
Bocci was founded after a chance meeting in 2005 of its principals, Omer Arbel and Randy Bishop, during New York Design Week where Arbel was presenting a prototype of a cast glass pendant lamp and Bishop was attending a convention. The pair returned to Vancouver and launched Bocci with Arbel's single, now iconic and award-winning '14' pendant. Over the ensuing decade, Bocci has grown into an expansive range of lighting designs organized into families that are characterized by overarching aesthetics achieved through Arbel's masterful experimentation and manipulation of materials - molten metals, blown glass, porcelain, ceramic - all infused with cutting edge illumination technologies. Arbel's designs instantly become the focal point of any interior, creating an ethereal nexus of the universes of illumination, sculpture, and installation. Switch Modern offers the entire Bocci range on our website as well as presents examples from several of Bocci lighting design families within our Atlanta showroom.
Omer Arbel (born 1976 in Jerusalem, Israel) graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1997 after earning a bachelor's degree in environmental science. He completed an apprenticeship under Catalan architect, Enric Miralles, and launched OAO, his own building design practice in 2005. His work includes lamps, sculptures, and even power outlets for Bocci; his designs focus on the exploration of the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of materials and their interaction with light. Discussing the design process, Arbel notes that “failure is a constant companion. Nine out of 10 projects end in failure – we don't reach our destination, the client's patience runs out… there's great disappointment, there's mourning, and then there's the paradigm shift.”
Designed by: Omer Arbel
Manufactured by: Bocci
The 57.3 sculptural suspension light features three pendants suspended from a round white canopy. This piece is designed to occupy a horizontal plane that deviates from its gravitational directive. Pendants can be hung from any number of optional swag points mounted away from the canopy. The 57 production technique involves trapping voids of air of different sizes and configurations within a glass matrix, yielding a shape loosely referencing a rain cloud. These pockets of air remain invisible when the piece is off, but come alive to reveal an interior universe when the piece is illuminated. Each pendant comes standard with 12' of coax cable and 10' aircraft cable. The 57.3 light weighs approximately 11 lbs. Three 1.5W LED long life bulbs are included. Approved to UL Standards by CSA. Manufactured by Bocci.
Qualify for trade pricing? Contact us regarding trade discounts.
Designed in 2013.
Custom 57’s are available for an upcharge providing infinite versatility in color, compositions, sizes, shapes and cable lengths. Custom drop length are available up to 100' max. Please note that Switch Modern contacts all purchasers to confirm the specific details of their Bocci order.
Canopy: 6" Diameter, 1.6" H
