Bright Futures
8th January '11
Chelsea Lighting Design has created a blog page to showcase new and innovative designers and their ideas. Many young designers emerge from college or university on a high, with energy, ideas and expectations, only to confront the challenge of commercial reality. We believe that it is important to help to sustain this energy and freedom of expression.
We are attempting in this page to bring their talents to a wider and more diverse market in the hope of creating the opportunity for worthwhile connections.
The page is still under development and the facility to add images is limited currently but we are aiming, in the near future, to include links to designers and feature examples of their work.
Although our main interest is lighting, a visit to the various websites will give an insight into the diversity of their talent, products and means of expression through a wide range of materials and applications.
James Lethbridge
Glass structures [Illustrated]
James began work as a studio potter producing functional pottery wares, and has only been working in glass for approximately five years. He graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Applied Arts in 2007 and is currently producing sculptural glass and bespoke lighting pieces based on organic forms.
Using the fluidity and sparkling characteristics of glass he interpretes the natural forms and translates them into rich textures, shapes and patterns.
James has received several awards and nominations for his work and is the Cockpit Arts Award winner for 2010.
For more information contact us, or visit his website www.jameslethbridgeglass.com
Michael Radford - 4D designs
'Koivu' Lights
Michael graduated from Derby University with BA Hons in 3D Design and Sustainable practice. He set up a shared design studio in Ilkeston, Derbyshire in July 2007 producing a range of interior and exterior lighting products based on minimal use of materials and processes.
Using the latest laser cutting technology, his work recreates the patterns of bark and natural textures onto and into sustainable birch ply forms that are designed with a locking system that allows them to be built into tall structures. Floor standing lamps resemble natural tree trunks for use indoors or in a variation using stainless steel for outdoor use.
New developments bring table lamps and pendant forms into the range.
Michael was recently shortlisted for the Homes and Gardens classic design awards and his work has been featured in several publications including The Guardian and Blueprint Magazine.
For more information contact us or visit his website www.4ddesigns.co.uk
Joe Worden
Joe is a 22 year old designer who graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in June 2008. He has already had an interesting few months, being featured in several design magazines and the BBC and was featured in the New Designers Exhibition 2008 in London.
This success secured him an internship at the studio of the highly acclaimed young designer Paul Cocksedge, also a graduate from Sheffield Hallam who went on to study at the RCA under Ron Arad.
Joe has a passion for creating new and original design ideas and experimenting with different techniques and materials. Each of his pieces is finished by hand, using skills developed during his studies in furniture and product design.
He is currently engaged on freelance design work but is hoping for his first full time design appointment and an opportunity to put some of his products into production.
'Blue Light Chair'
The Blue Light Chair is made from a single piece of acrylic, bent by hand to precise angles, to create a stable sitting platform. L.E.D's illuminate the chair from within and in low light create an amazing result.
'N-ice'
N-ice is a mood light object made from re-cycled glass. The glass sits behind a layer of clear acrylic and is backlit with 80 colour change L.E.D's. The glass particles break up the lines of the L.E.D's giving an effect of crushed ice. The entire light is encased within a hand crafted wooden frame.
For more information contact us via our website or contact Joe at xeronyon@hotmail.com or visit his website at www.joeworden.co.uk
Lucy Fergus - 're-silicone'
Lucy studied at Central St Martins as a materials-led designer with a background in woven textiles and a passion for industrial materials. She founded her company 're-silicone' in 2007 and as the name suggests, the company centres around the production of bespoke eco-conscious products made from re-used rubber silicone, a waste product from various industrial production processes.
Her lighting products use this material to form organic shapes and forms with a pleasing tactile quality and with LED light sources within to give a soft ambient effect.
Details of an LED light object by Lucy Fergus called RHIZOSTOME can be found in our 'PRODUCTS' section and an example is currently on display in our showroom. RHIZOSTOME is available in various lengths up to 3metres and may be used indoors or outside.
[RHIZOSTOME refers to a type of jellyfish usually found in the Mediterranean and is derived from the Greek words rhiza, meaning root and stoma, meaning mouth.]
NEWS UPDATE
Re-silicone had its television debut on Friday 28th November on the BBC 2 'Blast' programme in which they looked at how Lucy Fergus and two other young entrepreneurs got into business so early in life. They reveal how they set up on their own and the attributes needed to become a success.
For more information contact us via our website or contact Lucy at info@re-silicone.co.uk or visit her website at www.re-silicone.co.uk
Demelza Hill - Product Designer
Demelza studied art foundation at Kingston University followed by a 3D design course at the University of Brighton.
Her design interests lie in the interaction between users and products and the exploration of materials and new applications.
Her Reveal Light is a good example of these principals in action.A sculptural indoor light requires the user to alter the amount of light by 'unpeeling' a skin enclosing the light source, just like peeling an orange. As the skin is unzipped it spirals to the floor and more of the light is released.
A new fitting Chandelier is an example of the interest in sustainable products. It is a pendant inspired by the waste plastic drinking containers left over from parties and events and is created from this re-cycled material.
For more information contact us via our website or contact Demelza at mail@demelzahill.com or visit her website at www.demelzahill.com
