These star-shaped chandeliers are from a recent body of work by the designer Thierry Jeannot, where he incorporates his signature plastic waste into his mesmerising fixtures.
They come in various sizes and shapes and we can work on bespoke pieces in different colour schemes or sizes, as well as whole light installations.
The piece is a result of Jeannot’s over 15 year-long research into the PET material and its characters and origins within the trash system in Mexico City. His chandeliers are handcrafted, for more complex pieces often over a period of a few months. The artist achieves a true transformation of those specimens of plastic into a luxury symbol, which is a crystal Chandelier. They have a strong effect on the public eye in the sense of ‘what you see is not what you get’.
His work indeed transfers waste into luxury and carries the inherent message that waste is a luxury. Thierry's work has an added a social aspect. He incorporates disadvantaged people within Mexico City in teaching them to find the right type of bottles and rescue them from trash and in involving them in various aspects within the construction process. This work has changed many lives and given new hope. As such the pieces are stunning, sparkling light objects and a powerful testimony to life and beauty.
STAR TRANSMUTATION / SPUTNIK LIGHT FIXTURES
VARIOUS MODELS
by Thierry Jeannot, México, 2019
SIZE (for #model 1): H: 87 cm, diameter 65 cm // H: 34.25”, diameter 25.59”
MATERIAL: aluminium and clear plastic (PET), 12 bulbs
EDITIONS of each: 8
