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LIGHTI N G P RO J E CT S
Bulletin No. VII
YEAR 2006
DEAR FRIENDS,
You have just opened Bulletin No. VII informing you of our current lighting projects that are either
under way, or have recently been completed.
On pages 2 - 5, you will find information regarding Preciosa's cooperation with the haute couture
fashion designer Mrs. Blanka Matragi.
Preciosa - Lustry supports Czech architecture and talented architects. For the company's sponsorship
for the Society of Czech Architects' Grand Prix competition see pages 6 - 7.
For the Inspiration section see pages 8 - 9.
The Miscellanea section, see pages 26 - 29, will acquaint you with our lighting fixtures' design and
manufacture.
CONTENTS
I The Company's Activities
2-7
I Inspiration
8-9
I Completed and Open Projects
10 - 21
I New Creative Ideas
22 - 25
I Miscellanea
26 - 29
I Update on Selected References
30 - 31
I Contacts
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You are cordially invited to visit our exhibition stand at the Euroluce Fair 2007 held in Milan
from 18 t h to 23 r d April 2007. We look forward to meeting you.
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PRECIOSA AND THE HAUTE COUTURE FASHION DESIGNER BLANKA MATRAGI
Preciosa established cooperation with Mrs. Blanka Matragi
in 2006, becoming the general partner for her festive
fashion show held on the occasion of the 25th anniversary
of her first design works. In addition, Preciosa simultaneously
became the general partner for Blanka Matragi's exhibition
of her contemporary and retrospective designs. The
exhibition was staged in the exhibition hall of the Prague
Municipal House, the architectural Art Nouveau gem,
running from September to October 2006.
The Municipal House in Prague
Blanka Matragi is the symbol of timeless, elegant
fashion. After her studies at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, as a fledgling
designer, she followed her husband to Lebanon. She soon won recognition as an evening dress
designer and subsequently opened her Blanka Haute Couture salon. Today, her clients number among
women from throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.blanka.com.
Since the very beginning of her career as a fashion designer, Mrs. Matragi has always decorated her
models with Preciosa fashion jewelry stones. Besides the haute couture (French for 'high dressmaking')
fashion design, her imagination and inventiveness find expression more and more in the field of glass
design, which is, interestingly, Mrs. Matragi's original
profession. In 1974, she graduated from the Secondary
School of Glassmaking in the Czech city of Îelezn˘ Brod.
It is therefore fitting that Preciosa established cooperation
with this prominent Czech-born fashion designer.
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Mrs. Matragi's unique exhibition showcased a representative
cross-section of her twenty-five-year artistic work in the
world of haute couture. For three whole weeks, the
exhibition halls of the Prague Municipal House belonged
to her creations. All the exhibits prominently displayed
the best designs she has created since the 1980s. Her 'The
Company's
best of' retrospective was followed by examples of her
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contemporary works. This display was
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rounded off with selected gowns
modeled at the fashion show that took
place in the Smetana Hall of the
Municipal House in September 2006.
Mrs. Blanka Matragi taking a bow
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PRECIOSA AND THE HAUTE COUTURE FASHION DESIGNER BLANKA MATRAGI
Mrs. Matragi loves to make frequent excursions
into her former profession of glassmaking. In
the summer of 2005, she began designing
her glass butterfly sculptures in East Bohemian
glassworks, forming an inseparable part of the
exhibition. Thus, the visitors were able to
compare all aspects of the designer's artistic
work. All the individual exhibits – from the first
sketches, drawings, painted fabrics or
embroideries to the final designs – thoroughly
demonstrated her talent, imagination and
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exquisite craftsmanship.
In the Hollar Gallery of the Prague Municipal House, visitors admired a huge colorful butterfly-shaped
floor lamp manufactured at Preciosa - Lustry to Mrs. Matragi's design and express specifications for
the exhibition. A collection of original souvenirs was created at the company as well.
Preciosa also produced an exclusive
limited series of glass butterflies
decorated with Preciosa's fashion
jewelry stones. These can be hung
or placed anywhere as a decoration,
or can also double as exclusive
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Company's
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vases for just one flower.
From the exhibition
– the colorful 'butterfly' floor lamp
Glass sculpture (limited series)
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PRECIOSA AND THE HAUTE COUTURE FASHION DESIGNER BLANKA MATRAGI
The butterfly-shaped floor lamp manufactured to Blanka Matragi's design
at the Preciosa - Lustry Company
The design of the lamp is based on the clear lines of a butterfly's silhouette.
This motif appears in all Blanka Matragi's haute couture collections, reflecting
her 'butterfly visions'. Large mouth-blown sculptures of butterflies, placed
among the leaves of a pink glass structure, form the main part of the lamp.
To create the lamp, the designer provided our company artists with a
preliminary sketch and samples of glass butterflies.
Glass sculptures of butterflies
This lighting fixture was originally designed and manufactured in the
form of a huge butterfly-shaped chandelier, but it could not be suspended
from the cupola of the Prague Municipal House for architectural reasons.
Activities
Thus, the chandelier was transformed into a huge floor lamp.
The
Company's
Preliminary sketch by Blanka Matragi
Sketch showing the location of the lamp.
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Sketch of the
floor lamp
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PRECIOSA AND THE HAUTE COUTURE FASHION DESIGNER BLANKA MATRAGI
Mrs. Blanka Matragi with Preciosa - Lustry's designer
Mr. Jaroslav Bejvl, Jr., and the President of the
company Mr. Radan Haiblík watching the test
assembly of the lighting fixture.
Detail of the lighting fixture
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280 x 475 cm/ 112 x 190 in
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The test assembly of the lighting fixture
Mrs. Matragi's life's work and artistic vision are reflected in this unique 'butterfly' lamp. As all glass
parts of the fixture, i.e. the leaves and butterflies, were individually hand shaped, each of them is an
original. The whole lamp is illuminated by G9 halogen bulbs placed among the leaves in the middle
of the fixture while all the butterflies are illuminated by G4 halogen bulbs
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PRECIOSA SPONSORS THE SOCIETY OF CZECH
ARCHITECTS' 13 T H GRAND PRIX 2006 COMPETITION
An architect is an artist involved in harmonizing technology, aesthetics, culture,
environment and history. Architects are masters at translating the user's needs into
the builder's requirements. By utilizing their unique artistic and pragmatic skills,
architects contribute enormously to world culture.
Logo of the competition
The Society of Czech Architects' Grand Prix competition is the Czech Republic's most prestigious event in this
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field, the purpose being to assess and award burgeoning architectural creative initiatives that emerged in 2005.
The major prize awarded by the Society of Czech Architects
at the Grand Prix competition.
Company's
The Grand Prix competition is organized by The
Society of Czech Architects every year. Czech as well
as foreign architects, planners and visual artists who
carry out their projects in the Czech Republic can
enter the competition.
This year, 109 projects in seven categories were
entered. The independent jury consisting of foreign
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architects forming an international team and headed
by Mr. Zvi Hecker from Israel decided, after careful
consideration, to award the major prize to Karel Scheib
and TomበVelinsky's project – the house on Na Okraji
Street in Prague.
Detail of the awarded house
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PRECIOSA SPONSORS THE SOCIETY OF CZECH ARCHITECTS' 13TH GRAND
PRIX 2006 COMPETITION
Further prizes were awarded in the
Reconstruction category to the project for
the reconstruction of the Brno theater
Reduta, and in the Interior category to the
exhibition 'Charles IV – the Emperor by
the Grace of God – Culture and Art in the
Reign of the Last of the Luxemburgs
1347-1437' staged in Prague Castle. The
jury also decided to award a certificate
of merit to three projects: in the New
Building category to the single-family
house 'Plecháã' in the town of Humpolec
and to the single-family house ‚Mofiina',
and finally, in the Reconstruction category,
to the house 'Besídka' in the town of
Slavonice. A special prize was awarded
to architect Vûra Machoninová for her
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life's work.
Reconstruction of the theater Reduta
The
Preciosa - Lustry sponsored this year's Grand Prix competition again. We intended that the competition be not
only an act of appreciation of the architects' year-long work, their inventiveness and creativity, but also an
important motivating factor to enforce the quality standards in architecture and urbanism in the Czech Republic.
So the endeavor to support Czech architecture, and thus encourage its development, was the prime motive of
our sponsorship.
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PRECIOSA IN BLACK AND WHITE AT THE FIAM FAIR IN VALENCIA, SPAIN,
SEPTEMBER 2006
Are black and white simply colors?
Or are they rather expressions of moods and feelings?
Or could it be that they are just symbols?
It has been said that black clothing is not simply a color, but a view
of life. However, this does not mean sadness or negation; it is
simply an expression of a strong personality.
But in fashion, it is always difficult to
choose whether to wear black or
white. Both colors are timeless, almost
always fashionable, but they become
absolutely trendy and distinctive from
time to time. Compared with other
colors, black and white become trendy
in shorter, yet all the more powerful
periods of time.
Recently, such a trend has come about.
So we decided to accept this challenge
and, dressed in black and white, visit
the Valencia exhibition.
Preciosa - Lustry's stand was black
and white, lighting fixtures were for
the most part black and white, too,
with a touch of silver and with a spot
of red to punch up this high-contrast
combination.
AC 5570/00/012, Black Hyalit
84x 94 cm/ 33 x 37 in
AS 5519/00/008, Opal
62 x 76 cm/ 24x 30 in
And how did it turn out?
Inspiration
Oddly enough, we were not the first to come up with this 'black and white'
idea. That was our first discovery. White, but mainly black, surrounded
us almost everywhere. Nearly all the exhibitors had used this combination.
What a blessing that we belonged to the lighting fixtures section flooding
the visitors with light; even so, the whole exhibition hall created the
impression of a dusky evening. Fortunately, the customers visiting our stand
and praising its arrangement as well as the overall impression it gave
lightened this gloomy evening ambience for us. According to the visitors,
our black and white
combination was
extraordinary and elegant, giving them the impression of
a star-strewn night sky. Moreover, our stand was ranked
among the group of the five best-designed and arranged
stands at the FIAM 2006 fair.
So everything turned out well in the end.
We were well advised to choose the black and white
combination as customers are always right, so the saying goes.
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PRECIOSA AND THE MONDIAL DE L' AUTOMOBILE PARIS 2006
Inspiration
Preciosa - Lustry designed and manufactured
the lighting fixture that illuminated
the Mini Cooper exhibition
in Paris.
Detail of the lighting fixture
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150 x 150 +L cm/60 x 60 + L in
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A MULTIPURPOSE HALL IN SALALAH,
THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
Our customer based this lighting
project on Preciosa's experience
in creating Orient-style lighting
fixtures. Preciosa furnished the hall
with twelve large-sized chandeliers,
thirty-six unique wall brackets and
twenty-nine flush mount fixtures.
The fixtures put the finishing touches
to the palace's oriental beauty.
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A view of the Great Hall with lighting fixtures
created by Preciosa.
Completed
and
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300 x 400 cm/ 120 x 160 in
Preliminary sketch
An exclusive lighting fixture decorated with top-quality chandelier trimmings. New molds were
made for the hand-cast brass parts of the fixture. All these parts are plated with 24-carat gold.
Glass parts are mouth blown and decorated with cut and polished etchings.
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A MULTIPURPOSE HALL IN SALALAH,
THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
The right wing of the palace with wall brackets
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60 x 30 cm/ 24 x 12 in
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The fixture's brass parts are plated with 24-carat gold.
Preliminary sketch
Completed
and
Detail of the wall bracket
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28 x 120 x 38 cm / 11 x 48 x 15 in
This exclusive octagonal lantern-shaped wall bracket is decorated with top-quality chandelier
trimmings. All cast brass parts are hand made and plated with 24-carat gold. A unique gold-plated
cast gallery decorates the entire fixture and all its sides are embellished with glass decorations, with
crystal octagons woven around them.
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THE KEMPINSKI HOTEL MALL OF THE EMIRATES,
DUBAI, U.A.E.
The truly unique five-star deluxe hotel is Kempinski's first property in
Dubai and is set to be a destination in itself attached to UAE's first indoor
ski resort and the biggest shopping mall outside of North America.
Opened on 7th April, 2006, the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates
introduced one of the country's largest hotel guest rooms, taking the
standards of service excellence in the region to new heights with its
The hotel building
luxurious propositions and superior guest facilities.
Preciosa furnished the guest rooms as well as the Lobby Lounge & Reception Area with its lighting
Open
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fixtures.
Completed
and
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30 x 250 x 15 cm
12 x 100 x 6 in
The artist's assignment was to create
a wall bracket with a bark-like surface.
The body of the wall bracket is formed
from fused opal glass with a light
orange shade and encircled by a bronze
belt with an irregular laser-cut
decoration.
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THE KEMPINSKI HOTEL MALL OF THE EMIRATES,
DUBAI, U.A.E.
The artist's assignment was to create an original
lighting fixture resembling soap bubbles
hovering in the air. The individual components
are designed to form variously shaped and
irregularly arranged bubbles. The mouth-blown
glass parts in black diamond are metal-coated.
The entire fixture is illuminated by halogen
bulbs irregularly placed among the 'soap
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bubbles'.
Open
Detail
Completed
and
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200 x 700 cm / 80 x 280 in
Detail
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THE REGENT HOTEL, BEIJING, CHINA
Scheduled to open in late 2006, the complex includes the 216-room Park Plaza Beijing Wangfujing,
which opened in December 2005. The Regent Beijing will feature 443 guest rooms, 57 suites, four
restaurants, two ballrooms and a health club.
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280 x 400 cm/ 112 x 160 in
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Preliminary sketch of the fixture
A self-supporting stainless steel spiral structure serves as a framework for this large lighting fixture.
The spiral consists of individual segments that can be put together like a jigsaw puzzle during the
on-site assembly. Triangular glass panes in dark violet, light violet, light blue, pink, light pink and white
are placed among all the spiral coins. The whole assembly is then bound with steel cables.
The upper part, distinctive in design, is formed by a gallery paneled with stainless plates fixed to a balanced
rib frame. Therefore, the upper part weighs no more than ca 60 kg.
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DIAMOND JEWELLERY SHOP, BEIJING, CHINA
The designer's intention was to create a group
of lighting fixtures resembling beaded jewelry.
The design of this group is based on a central
rod with stainless branches fixed to it. These
are covered with mouth-blown glass balls and
ovals of various shapes in crystal, light amber
and opal white. Each assembly is uniquely
shaped, no two being the same. The fixtures
are illuminated by G4 halogen bulbs fixed to
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adjustable branches of the central rod.
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and
Open
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180 x 150 x 300 cm / 72 x 60 x 120 in
Detail
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180 x 150 x 300 cm / 72 x 60 x 120 in
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TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL - THE HEALING GARDEN,
SINGAPORE
The glass sculpture for the hospital's atrium was designed by the creative studio The Pink Abbot.
The design of 'The Healing Garden' was inspired by the following Chinese phrases:
'The half-moon will, in time, be whole again; the wilting flowers will eventually bear fruit.'
The message these phrases convey is HOPE.
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1430 x 652 x 340 + L cm
572 x 261 x 136 + L in
Open
The Healing Garden is a glass sculpture
installation that is made up of three sections:
• a cluster of fused glass orchids with three
leaves
and
•a
„healing skyway“ made up of crystal
flowers, clear glass baubles and colored
glass discs
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• an amber moon with a metal frame depicting
a stylized phoenix rising.
The glass artwork is suspended in mid-air in
the hospital’s atrium using a cable wire system.
It captures light from the skylight during the
day and is illuminated by external spotlights
by night. Sunlight filters through the colored
orchids and leaves, providing a multi-hued play
of lights for the people in the atrium.
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TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL - THE HEALING GARDEN,
SINGAPORE
Why the orchids?
In ancient China, the orchid is highly honored and
revered as the „gentleman of all flowers“, and what better
way to honor the founder of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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than with a cluster of glass orchids – pure and noble.
Open
Details
Why the moon & the phoenix?
The moon symbolizes the hope of being whole again. The
phoenix is depicted as taking flight and rising from the ashes,
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and
so to speak, symbolizing rebirth and a new chance in life.
Why the crystal flowers, clear baubles & colored discs ?
These elements form the ‘healing skyway’ and represent
the healing path or flow of positive energy. The discs are
transparent colored glass and add to the healing process
with their colors and dazzling displays of lights.
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LAN - SOUTH BEAUTY RESTAURANT, BEIJING, CHINA
Lighting for the restaurant's interior designed by Philippe Starck's studio.
Preciosa established cooperation with Philippe Starck's Parisien studio as recently as two years ago.
In 2005, the studio asked us for cooperation on the lighting project designed for the exclusive restaurant
and club in Beijing. At the end of 2005, the South Beauty Group started to develop another
exquisite club located on 'China's first street' - Chang An Street, Beijing. This club was designed
by the famous French designer Philippe Starck. And it also represents the only work of Starck in
mainland China. The aim of this club is to be one of the top global clubs and to showcase South
Beauty Group's work before the world.
Preciosa - Lustry designed, manufactured and supplied thirty-seven chandeliers in nine types, wall
brackets, table lamps, as well as floor lamps.
The festive opening of the restaurant took place on 26th October 2006, with Mr. Philippe Starck taking
Completed
and
Open
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part in the event.
The ambience of the restaurant
Invitation to the opening ceremony
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LAN - SOUTH BEAUTY RESTAURANT, BEIJING, CHINA
Lighting fixtures in showcases with bottles of wine
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80 x 25 x 60 cm / 32 x 10 x 24 in
Nontraditional use of traditional objects is typical
of Mr. Philippe Starck's aesthetic views and
overall approach. Ten of these lighting fixtures,
specially modified for this purpose, were suspended
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in showcases with bottles of wine.
Open
Preliminary sketch of the fixture
Completed
and
Wall brackets from the Bohemian
Classic line
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40 x 55 x 27 cm / 16 x 22 x 11 in
Decorative table lamps from the
Bohemian Classic line
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36 x 60 cm/ 14 x 24 in
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38 x 41 x 21 cm / 15 x 16 x 8 in
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LAN - SOUTH BEAUTY RESTAURANT, BEIJING, CHINA
A new design of the classic chandelier from the
Bohemian Classic line with pleated textile
lampshades.
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98 x 100 cm / 39 x 40 in
A classic chandelier from the Bohemian Classic line
with overlaid tulips with a cut-through decoration
Completed
and
Open
in modern lime-green.
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120 x 130 cm / 48 x 52 in
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LAN - SOUTH BEAUTY RESTAURANT, BEIJING, CHINA
A floor lamp with glass parts in trendy black,
cut through to the bottom layer of ruby glass.
To enhance the black upper layer, black textile
lampshades were used. All cut parts are
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accentuated by a gold decoration.
Completed
and
Open
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75 x 180 cm / 30 x 72 in
A classic dedcorative lighting fixture from the
Enamel Romance line is a combination of ruby
glass overlaid with opal glass and crystal tulips
overlaid with ruby glass. The tulips are cut
through and gold-decorated.
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90 x 100 cm / 36 x 40 in
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Ideas
Creative
New
Preliminary sketch
225 x 620 cm / 90 x 248 in
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Creative
Ideas
Detail
New
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90 x 230 cm / 36 x 92 in
Detail
The designer's intention was to capture birds in flight. The bird sculptures were hand shaped from
molten carmine and pure glass with silver decorations. The carmine birds are decorated with MC chaton
roses in crystal and Siam and illuminated by ultra bright LED diodes. The backbone spiral frame is
fitted with halogen G9 bulbs and halogen G4 spotlights are placed in the ceiling cover.
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The Chinese dragon-like lighting fixture
DETAIL A
Fixture assembly
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1800 x 800 x 400 cm / 720 x 320 x 160 in
New
Creative
Ideas
DETAIL A
Details of the dragon's head
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The Chinese dragon-like lighting fixture
DETAIL B
DETAIL D
DETAIL C
Details of the fixture
DETAIL B
Creative
Ideas
DETAIL C
New
DETAIL D
Details of the fixture
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MODELING LIGHTING FIXTURES IN 3D
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What does 3D modeling mean?
In modeling lighting fixtures in 3D, a three-dimensional model of a fixture is created, and all
changes made to the 3D model are then automatically imported into technical documentation and
simultaneously updated.
The advantages of 3D modeling are
especially apparent in larger and
more technologically demanding
fixture assemblies. These assemblies
are comprised of many interconnected
individual parts and so any change
made to any of the parts affects the
entire assembly. Moreover, the 3D
environment itself, compared with
Flange
other modeling programs, is much
more user-friendly and clearly
organized so that the designer is able
to easily visualize the future result of
his or her work.
Flange (a drawing)
2. When is 3D modeling used?
Three-dimensional modeling is used
especially in designing large, high-tech
lighting fixtures. Thanks to this
method of elaborating the technical
documentation, it is much easier for
the customer to visualize not only
the lighting fixture's structure, but also
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its design. Thanks to 3D modeling, the
Model
lighting fixture's structure becomes
another of its design elements.
One of the invaluable advantages of 3D modeling is that
assembly instructions can easily be created enabling fast
and accurate fixture assembly.
Assembly instructions
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MODELING A LIGHTING FIXTURE IN 3D FOR THE REGENT HOTEL, BEIJING
As the lighting fixture itself is unique
in both design and size, 3D modeling
was the only possibility. In fact, this
fixture's unique shell-like design is
the brainchild of one of our customers.
Manufacture of
the lighting fixture
for the Regent
hotel, Beijing
Assembly
To manufacture the lighting fixture on schedule, it was necessary to divide its structure into four parts.
These were then manufactured independently according to 3D documentation.
1st part - supporting structure (internal part)
2nd part - framework (external part)
3rd part - glass modeling
4th part - gallery (upper part).
1. Supporting structure
The approximate weight of the lighting fixture was
somewhere in the region of 1300kg, and as its center of
gravity is off the center axis, i.e. the
fixture is unbalanced, it was necessary
to adapt both its suspension and
supporting structures to offset this
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obstacle.The supporting structure
consists of
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suspension tubes
holder of the upper gallery
two supporting centers with struts
Supporting structure – photo
anchoring the framework
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covers for fixing the bulbs
lower diffuser holder.
Supporting structure
The supporting structure is made of section steel with laser-cut parts and its surface is finished with
chalky ink. To achieve the final lighting effect, it was necessary to create light covers at the given angle,
which required an independent supporting structure for the bulbs.
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MODELING A LIGHTING FIXTURE IN 3D FOR THE REGENT HOTEL, BEIJING
2. Framework
The framework is made of stainless steel, forming
a self-supporting structure with glass panes fixed to it.
The framework is formed from
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vertical ribs
segments forming the individual coins of the spiral
vertical spiral end.
Framework – photo
Framework – model
All laser-cut parts of the fixture are completely unique. After the individual segments were fixed
to the vertical ribs, each of these laser-cut parts was attached using a variety of interlocks
designed to stabilize the structure. The profile of the segments is specially shaped in order to reduce
the weight of the entire framework and designed especially with stability in mind. By utilizing such
design methods, both the manufacture and the assembly of the lighting fixture were simplified
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and speeded up.
Interlock – model
Interlock – photo
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MODELING A LIGHTING FIXTURE IN 3D FOR THE REGENT HOTEL, BEIJING
3. Glass parts
The lighting fixture resembles a shell-shaped open spiral. The framework's triangular glass panes form
the main parts of the fixture. To pinpoint the size of the panes, it was necessary to create a mesh 3D
model of the panes in order to fit the coins of the spiral.
Glass panes – photo
Glass panes – model
As the fixture is shaped irregularly, each glass pane has different dimensions, which required
production of ca 300 different panes.
4. Gallery
The gallery forms another part of the fixture. Its base has the shape of a hexahedron and is paneled
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with stainless metal sheets.
Gallery – model
The article was written by Mr. Jakub ·imek, designer of the lighting
fixture’s 3D model described above.
Gallery – photo
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