Random Light
Pendant Lamp
2002 (designed), 2002 (manufactured)
2002 (designed), 2002 (manufactured)
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The Random Light is simply produced by winding strands of glass fibre, soaked in epoxy, around a balloon 85cm in diameter. When the epoxy has hardened the balloon is burst, and the object finished. Different sized balloons create different lamps; this is the middle size and the manufacturer also makes them 50cm and 110cm across. "I've since found out that in the 1970s people used to make lamps at home using a similar method," Bertjan Pot, the designed, commented, "only they would use a balloon, ordinary string and wood glue. Long live high tech materials!"
Object details
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| Title | Random Light (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Epoxy-soaked strands of fibreglass wrapped around a balloon to set; Balloon removed when epoxy set |
| Brief description | 'Random Light' pendant lamp, fibreglass strands set in epoxy, designed by Bertjan Pot (formerly of Monkey Boys) and manufactured by Moooi, Netherlands, 2002 |
| Physical description | Pendant lamp comprised of strands of fibreglass soaked in epoxy randomly positioned around a balloon and set hard to create a large hollow orb; once the epoxy has hardened the balloon has been removed. |
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| Credit line | Given by Moooi |
| Summary | The Random Light is simply produced by winding strands of glass fibre, soaked in epoxy, around a balloon 85cm in diameter. When the epoxy has hardened the balloon is burst, and the object finished. Different sized balloons create different lamps; this is the middle size and the manufacturer also makes them 50cm and 110cm across. "I've since found out that in the 1970s people used to make lamps at home using a similar method," Bertjan Pot, the designed, commented, "only they would use a balloon, ordinary string and wood glue. Long live high tech materials!" |
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| Accession number | W.10-2005 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2005 |
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