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400 Year old office conversion !

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400 Year old office conversion !

Working directly with key stakeholders Miguel Concha Architecture of Queretaro and specialist architectural lighting firm Luz En Arquitectura and Nuumbra of Mexico City, the brief was to design a range of chandeliers  incorporating sculptural decorative lighting elements with functional down-lighting to light the office spaces below as well as up-lighting to showcase the 400 year history of this extraordinary building.

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Glass makes great light !

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Glass makes great light !

Glass not only absorbs light but also refracts and reflects it. Understanding these principles is key to successfully merging artificial light with the material

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Luminosa goes large !

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Luminosa goes large !

It was an honor to work with clients Unwined in Alexandria, Virginia and the prestigious architectural and engineering group HGA in 2019 on one of the largest and most ambitious projects we have worked on to date !

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The beauty of Hand blown glass !

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The beauty of Hand blown glass !

Despite what you may think, glass is not classified as a solid… or a liquid or a gas. When cooled, glass forms an “amorphous solid” that allows molecules within the glass to continue moving around. You may hear some people refer to it as a super cooled liquid.

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If you can´t blow glass blow it big !

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If you can´t blow glass blow it big !

We are developing a range of hand blown lighting for an aquarium in conjunction with Mexico based lighting architectural firm Lightchitects and Tatiana Bilbao Estudio. Our brief, in collaboration to design, develop, manufacture a custom made range of pendant lights, Wall sconces and Floor lamps electrically certified for exterior use.

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