Pendant
DATE
2023
MATERIALS
Tinted acrylic, metal, LED
DIMENSIONS
H. 45 x Diam. 80 cm
H. 17 2/3 x Diam. 31 1/2 inches
EDITIONS OF 8 PER COLOR
Represented by Charles Burnand Gallery – London
It is often said, a piece of furniture adds the finishing touch to an architectural work. We believe furniture makes architecture.
The Noailles Pendant lights were inspired by the grandeur of the Colonne Noailles, a monumental floor lamp that pays homage to the iconic column in the Salon Rose at Mallet Stevens’ Villa Noailles on the Côte d’Azur.
The Noailles Pendant lights capture the same grace and sophistication of the Noailles Column in a more condensed form. They mirror the two superimposed cylinders of the Column, introducing an interplay of form and proportion, in distinctive hues.
The Noailles Pendant lights exist in two different editions; for each one, the cylinder is customised, one lacquered in orange and the other in violet, in reference to the Column. When combined, the two colours result in the pink hue at the centre of the Column.
This tribute to its source of inspiration continues Mallet Stevens’ architectural statement in contemporary design. As much functional luminaires as sculptures of light, they revive the spirit of the Villa Noailles in a new and imaginative way.
