Chelsea pendant light fitting
Pendant Light
1960-1963 (made)
1960-1963 (made)
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The Chelsea lighting fitting was seen as a new kind of decorative light due to the stark relationship between the sharp black metal and the thick coloured glass. The Design Journal described the light as attractive whether the lamps are alight or not, and the effect is rich when the specially designed bulb throws light downwards into the hand blown crystal glass, which can be clear, amber, pale rose or pale blue.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Title | Chelsea pendant light fitting (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-blown coloured glass and meal rods and fittings |
| Brief description | 'Chelsea' pendant light fittings, Model G3, metal and hand-blown coloured glass, designed by Richard Stevens and Peter Rodd, manufactured by Atlas Lighting Ltd with shades made by James Powell & Sons. Winner of the Design Centre Award 1960. |
| Physical description | Three hand-blown coloured glass pendants in black metal fittings, hanging from three rods on a central base. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the manufacturer |
| Object history | Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1960. |
| Summary | The Chelsea lighting fitting was seen as a new kind of decorative light due to the stark relationship between the sharp black metal and the thick coloured glass. The Design Journal described the light as attractive whether the lamps are alight or not, and the effect is rich when the specially designed bulb throws light downwards into the hand blown crystal glass, which can be clear, amber, pale rose or pale blue. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crowther, Lily. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012.
p.43
Design Centre Awards 1960, Design Journal , 1960, p.37 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.382 to F-1963 |
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| Record created | April 26, 2011 |
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