'industry' collection


tom dixon launches 'industry' at clerkenwell design week 2010. the collection takes
advantage of 'real' industrial production and the forms of these objects are dictated by
the production process itself.



'void' copper, stainless steel and brass lights


copper is a rarely used material in lighting and furniture. it was one of the very first metals
to be worked by man and naturally occurs as an un-compounded mineral. the copper shade
is created by employing the technically advanced process of vacuum metallization. a thin
layer of pure metal is exploded onto the internal surface of a polycarbonate globe using
an electrical charge.



invitation poster


the installation will show a series of 'void' lights that reference the olympic medals.
solid metal sheets are pressed, spun and braised to form a double wall shade. these
'mysterious lighting objects' are hand polished to create a mirrored surface which
is then lacquered to maintain a high gloss finish.



copper expression

commonly used to make architectural products including head lamps or glass insulators,
the bead and top are manufactured in industrial plants.



heavy-weight shades made from extra thick pressed glass



pressed glass light bead



pressed glass light beads



pressed glass light beads




part of the process requires each individual shade to be polished by hand for a lengthy forty minutes



'industry' by tom dixon

'industry' is the first in a series of self-published tom dixon books. the paperback outlines
a critique of various design production formulas, followed by tom’s own proposal for
a future industry. the book includes previously unpublished conversations between dixon
and design critic laura houseley, along with product profiles of the designs that demonstrate
the future industry.