New Classics: The Big Bang Chandelier by Foscarini
Origami-like yet futuristic looking, this striking light fixture adds a modern touch to rooms from traditional to contemporary
When you're choosing a light fixture, you have a great opportunity to give your room a sculptural element. The ethereal Big Bang Chandelier by Foscarini is more of a mobile, composed of intersecting planes. At once it recalls ancient origami as well as something swiped from a futuristic Sleeper set. Enrico Franzolini, a minimalist with a background in architecture, and Vicente Garcia Jimenez, an industrial designer, collaborated on the design and released the final product in 2005.
The Big Bang comes in white, black and a vibrant red. Natural light, as well as the light within it, create different shades, highlights and shadows on the fixture.
The light is definitely an attention getter and works especially well in modern and contemporary interiors. See how it glows.
It also works very well in traditional and transitional rooms as part of the balance between old and new.
The light, made of intersecting metacrylate (thermoplastic) panels, can help you strike a balance of natural and man-made materials in a room.
A trio of black Big Bang Chandeliers draw the eye up in this contemporary open floor plan.
Tip: Pay attention to height when composing a room. Elements like the light fixtures, cabinetry, floating metal ceiling panels and window and door casements are important design elements in this space between floor and soaring ceiling.
Tip: Pay attention to height when composing a room. Elements like the light fixtures, cabinetry, floating metal ceiling panels and window and door casements are important design elements in this space between floor and soaring ceiling.
The smaller version of the chandelier works well in a small space. A well-placed mirror gives the illusion that there are two of them in this elegant bathroom.
The fixtures make wonderful transitional pieces between this soft upholstery and the hard-edged metal window casements and the concrete ceiling.
While a white light can blend into white walls somewhat, the red light becomes a focal point, even when viewed from a room or two away.
This photographer really knows how to compose a shot, especially when the weather outside the window agrees. The fixture takes on the look of an abstract cloud on partly cloudy days.
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