Janus Chandelier in the Kips Bay Show House 2017

We love the way the slightly varied, broad forms of glass are suspended between the precise and regular lines of brass framing. These jewelbox fixtures have discretely hinged panels for interior access, appropriate to their namesake, Cardea, the Roman goddess of doorways and hinges

We love the way the slightly varied, broad forms of glass are suspended between the precise and regular lines of the brass framing. These jewelbox fixtures have discretely hinged panels for interior access, appropriate to their namesake Cardea, the Roman goddess of doorways and hinges.

Perhaps it was Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and luck herself who guided the pencil as we dreamt up the shape of this sconce. Planes of slightly varied, crystal clear glass hang from brass framing, supported by fine wire

Perhaps it was Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and luck herself who guided the pencil as we dreamt up the shape of this sconce. Planes of slightly varied, crystal clear glass hang from brass framing, supported by fine wire

We closed our eyes and thought of the attributes and proportions of our favorite, most welcoming hall lantern and made them solid here, with a few simple gestures in brass bars and glass panes.

The historical precedents of this object are clear and present, but we reduced the materiality and surface details to such a point that only the spare waves in the blown glass cylinder and the line of the brass framing separate this from its shadow. Each with slight, unique variations due to the...

We love the way the slightly varied, broad forms of glass are suspended between the precise and regular lines of brass framing. These jewelbox fixtures have discretely hinged panels for interior access, appropriate to their namesake, Cardea, the Roman goddess of doorways and hinges.

Recognizable yet pared down to an essence, these fixtures are the result of an investigation into the basic nature of a branched chandelier and baroque forms, made physical in the most time-honored materials for lighting design: brass and crystal. Regular planes of slightly beveled prisms are...

Janus Chandelier in the Kips Bay Show House 2017