Hidden Light

When you think 'designer lighting,' you think about the look, the shape, the colours; but Jan Plecháč and Henry Wielgus thought further; they thought about the inner spark. They asked themselves the most vital question: what is light? And their designer lighting is this metaphor materialized – light hidden within the cage of the mind. 

Once switched on, the inner light shines outward. It is a symbol of the fact that if a person is brave enough to follow their inner light, no cage can contain them. To create the reticulated surface, the glass must be blown into a special metal cage. It is really difficult to create a perfect metal form, which would let the glass flow in and out easily. This piece is a challenge for glassblowers also in terms of its size. The blower must make five trips to pick up enough glass to finally blow the lighting.