‘DAWN’ by Sabine Marcelis. ‘DAWN’ and ‘VOIE’ are two lighting collections by Sabine Marcelis, a New Zealand-born designer of products, interiors and installations who is now based in Rotterdam. Famed for her unique way of creating unexpected magic with materiality, Marcelis turned her attention to the manipulation and diffusion of light to create these sculptural – yet fully functional – lighting objects.The lights are crafted with resin and neon tubes (dream combination!), taking on an artful ‘glow’ as the light source reacts with and enhances the resin’s semi-translucent properties. It is this ‘new moment’ that Marcelis is excited by – the poetic reaction of two materials and the effect they have on light, colour, transparency and saturation. ‘VOIE’ by Sabine Marcelis. ‘VOIE’ is the original range of six lighting designs, the outcome of Marcelis’ initial experimentation with neon and resin and the manipulation of light paths. Building on the celestial aesthetic, ‘DAWN’ is an installation of larger works that act as a continuation to the prior collection. More conceptual in nature, ‘DAWN’ is an exploration of the relationship between light and colour inspired by the time of day where the sun, the clouds and the sky join to ‘create a momentary riot of hues’. Related Posts: Moustache Presents ‘Favoris’ at Paris Design Week 2015. #YellowtraceTravels: Copenhagen, Denmark. ‘VOIE’ by Sabine Marcelis. [Photography by Lee Wei Swee.] Share the love:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPinterest 2 Responses kennethmason1kapm February 2, 2016 Sabine Marcelis’s lights are beautiful beyond words. Some of them made my jaw drop. While I could see these works in a museum, I have a very difficult time seeing them in my home. Perhaps I am broching a subject that is considered taboo. The cost of some of the items you show is beyond my means. It doesn’t make me appreciate them less, but it does upset me that they are often presented with seemingly little or no reguard to cost. Coming from American, I more and more see the province of art and sometimes even culture as the domain of the wealthy and powerful. The fact that good seats to a play, or even seat to a musical event can cost 1/4 or 1/5 of many peoples weekly paychecks is outrageous. I can see that sometimes there is the ability of a particular design item to work it’s way into the cost range more common people can afford. But this is often the exception and not the rule. Besides who like to see a beautiful design rendered in cheap and shoddy materials and workmanship?? kapm Reply Andrea February 2, 2016 I think its not a taboo subject but you are commenting on these amazing art pieces as though they are mass produced and can be bought at your local light shop. These are not that at all but handcrafted amazing pieces that if you had them in your home was something to marvel at as a work of art, not a light fitting…. ReplyLeave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Δ
kennethmason1kapm February 2, 2016 Sabine Marcelis’s lights are beautiful beyond words. Some of them made my jaw drop. While I could see these works in a museum, I have a very difficult time seeing them in my home. Perhaps I am broching a subject that is considered taboo. The cost of some of the items you show is beyond my means. It doesn’t make me appreciate them less, but it does upset me that they are often presented with seemingly little or no reguard to cost. Coming from American, I more and more see the province of art and sometimes even culture as the domain of the wealthy and powerful. The fact that good seats to a play, or even seat to a musical event can cost 1/4 or 1/5 of many peoples weekly paychecks is outrageous. I can see that sometimes there is the ability of a particular design item to work it’s way into the cost range more common people can afford. But this is often the exception and not the rule. Besides who like to see a beautiful design rendered in cheap and shoddy materials and workmanship?? kapm Reply
Andrea February 2, 2016 I think its not a taboo subject but you are commenting on these amazing art pieces as though they are mass produced and can be bought at your local light shop. These are not that at all but handcrafted amazing pieces that if you had them in your home was something to marvel at as a work of art, not a light fitting…. Reply
