Brittle Star Light

2018

Brittle Star draws its name from a starfish, a creature adorned with thousands of rudimentary eyes across its body. The panels are crafted by pouring molten zinc into a mold filled with glass spheres. The mold’s size ensures the zinc solidifies before reaching its edges, bestowing each casting with a distinctive, organic “live” edge.

As each panel is singular in both form and weight, they slide freely along an aluminum bar housing an LED strip. This design permits the panels to be delicately adjusted, balanced like a scale, even after the light has been suspended—a harmonious interplay of precision and chance.

Each piece is unique due to process.

Materials
  • Aluminum
  • Zinc
  • glass
  • LED Lighting Components
Dimensions Approx 32″ × 7″ × 10″