rich brilliant willing: delta
<p>the four lampshades render in fabric the forms of rooftop vents and propulsion hardware.</p>
rich brilliant willing: delta‘delta IV pendant’ by rich brilliant willing dimensions: 36 inches high x 14 inches
‘delta’, a lighting series by new york based designers rich brilliant willing, juxtaposes industrial shapes against textured fabric and warm, diffuse light. the collection is on display during new york design week 2011. the pieces take their form from propulsion systems and rooftype vents, reinterpreting the shapes in fabric and designed for use with compact fluorescent and other energy efficient bulbs. the designs also incorporate traditional lampshade-making forms and techniques, such as box pleating. the shades are produced in black fabric with opaque gold foil liner and white fabric with translucent white liner. four shapes of pendant lamps join a table and floor lamp in the 2012 collection.
rich brilliant willing participated in the designboom exhibition new york local in 2009. see our snapshot gallery of the show here.
‘delta II pendant’ (25 inches high x 20 inches)
‘delta III pendant’ (26 inches high x 12 inches)
‘delta I pendant’ (15 inches high x 14 inches)
‘delta I’ floor and table lamps
‘delta’ lamps on exhibition at the international contemporary furniture fair during new york design week 2011
‘delta I’ floor lamp during new york design week, shown with the design studio’s ‘appalachian dining chair’ (2009) image © designboom
the 2012 collection includes the ‘delta’, ‘quart’ and ‘channel’ lamp series image © designboom
rich brilliant willing at their exhibition for the international contemporary furniture fair during new york design week 2011 image © designboom
