Copper shade suspension light.
a disco ball for a new generation.
Tom Dixon has an impressive portfolio of product design, but his Copper Shade suspension light is the simplest, the chicest and (according to me, anyway) the best. I’ve seen them clustered in groups but they really shine brightest on their own. Imagine this single reflective orb hanging over a dining room table. After finding out how its made, though, I don’t know what’s more fascinating, the production process or the end result. What looks like solid copper is actually a plastic dome coated with a film of “vacuum-metalized” copper only microns thick. The copper is converted into a vapor and then deposited on the inside of the plastic, making it lightweight and safe and easy to hang as well as an envy-inducing statement piece. available at Moss.($550)
designer: tom dixon
