for artists kevin siwoff and lisa park, light is a material that can be pulled apart, strand by strand. in their latest collaboration, the two have created the luma pendant — a sculpture that emits a calming and dreamlike light through thousands of fiber optic hairs. 

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luma installation at red bull studios in new york

 

 

siwoff and park‘s work is directly influenced from their 2015 sound-responsive installation ‘luma’ made of 40 dandelion-esque hanging sculptures — designed during a residency at the new museum new Inc. incubator and premiered at red bull studios in new york in summer 2015. following the success of luma, the artists have decided to create a simplified, collectable version. the process for designing the luma pendant involved an innovative approach to sculptural design. the fibers were spaced by custom software, to give them perfect fluffiness and even light. additionally, the collaborators worked directly with the optical fiber manufacturer to create fuzzier and true to color material, worthy of the most discerning collector.

 

a year later, after many refinements to the design and materials, the luma pendant is now available in a limited edition of 20 pieces.

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fiber optic hairs glow from the inner light

 

 

designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

 

edited by: lea zeitoun | designboom