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Dome China

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Publication in the trade magazine ‘[Inst]Allicht’, December 2017

“One of the most impressive lamps of the Dutch Design Week was this monumental chandelier, the ‘Dome China’; handmade by designer Gerard Bovenberg, from semi-transparent bone china (ivory porcelain). The chandelier has a diameter of no less than 170 cm. The cast elements have hand-formed models as a base. Together they form a slightly vaulted dome, of which the parts differ greatly in light color and intensity, by variables such as wall thickness and size.”

Pendant lamp porcelain

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Pendant lamp bone china

The clear forms of this lamp have been modeled in clay by hand. It is cast in bone china. This model has a closed bottom.

bone china porcelain | approximately 27 cm in height, diameter of 20 cm | textile cord

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Floorlamp Bone China

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Floor lamp bone china

The floorlamp has a beech-wood stand, a bone china lamp and a concrete base.

The clear forms of the bone china lamp have been modeled in clay by hand, thus receiving its characteristic somewhat irregular surface and form.
The closed form (the underside is closed) initially seems solid, monumental. Then follows the unexpected transparency, where the material comes to life by the light.

The lamps are manually produced in the studio. Each casting gets its own ‘drawing’ in the process, which is only revealed by light. In addition the finishing and the firing process affect the final form. Each lamp is therefore unique.

bone china, beech-wood and concrete | height: 180 cm  |  fabric cord

 

‘Bell’ Light Bone China

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‘Bell’ Light Bone China

This is a bell shaped table luminaire made in Bone China.

material: Bone China porcelain | size: circa 31 cm in height and with a diameter of 19 cm

The clear form of the lamp has been modeled in clay by hand, thus receiving its characteristic somewhat irregular surface and form. The closed form initially seems solid, monumental. Then follows the unexpected transparency, where the material comes to life by the light.

The lamps are manually produced in the studio. Each casting receives its own ‘drawing’ in the process, which is only revealed by light. In addition the finishing and the firing process affect the final form. Each lamp is therefore unique.

Pendant Lamp Bone China

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Handshaped bone china light with a closed bottom in several sizes

The clear forms of the lamp have been modeled in clay by hand, thus receiving its characteristic somewhat irregular surface and form.
The closed form (the underside is closed) initially seems solid, monumental. Then follows the unexpected transparency, where the material comes to life by the light.

The lamps are manually produced in the studio. Each casting gets its own ‘drawing’ in the process, which is only revealed by light. In addition the finishing and the firing process affect the final form. Each lamp is therefore unique.

material: bone china, fabric cord
SIZES
X-Small : height 15 cm, diameter 12 cm
Small : height 20 cm, diameter 16 cm
Medium : height 27 cm, diameter 20 cm
Large : height 40 cm, diameter 30 cm

 

Pendant Lamp Bone China Open

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open_open_01Pendant lamp bone china ‘open’

The clear forms of this lamp have been modeled in clay by hand. It is cast in bone china. This model has a recessed opening in the bottom.

bone china porcelain |approximately 27 cm in height, diameter of 20 cm | textile cord

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pendant lamp bone china ‘large’

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GROOT_AANPendant lamp bone china ‘large’

The clear forms of this lamp have been modeled in clay by hand. It is cast in bone china. This is the big version of the ‘Pendant lamp bone china’ with a closed bottom.

bone china porcelain | approximately 40 cm in height, diameter of 30 cm | textile cord

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