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14.6.07
Translucent porcelain lighting
I find the use of translucent porcelain in contemporary lighting exquisite. Delicate shapes and monumental forms take on a soft warm glow as they are illuminated from within the unglazed ceramic.
Here are two examples by a company called Diffuse that is based in the UK and owned by Jason and Lucy Boatswain. They slip cast their own porcelain and make pendants, wall lights, lamps and chandeliers. A lot of their pieces are custom designed like the chandelier shown (above), but there are many amazing stock designs to choose from as well.
The Cibola Pendant light by Scabetti (Dominic Bromley) is another striking example of how porcelain lighting can take on a sculptural quality.
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What is Translucency?
Translucent materials allow light to pass through them only diffusely, that is, the material distorts the image. Also known as diaphaneity, a commonly used term in mineralogy.
A view through a translucent material is blurry or distorted. Examples of translucent materials are frosted glass, paper (tracing paper), and some kinds of amber. It can sometimes be difficult to identify translucent objects. For example, while it is easy to see the fur of a Polar Bear is white, it takes a truly close look to learn it is also translucent. Opacity is based either on absorption or on reflection of the light falling onto the material.
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Labels: China details, Architecture, Arts, Food, n. PORCELAIN