| This spring I decided to make some lamps and candle holders. I had
seen some in shops, but they were always made of cheap plastic glass
and never quite fit the design idea in my mind. My cousin Flavia Sebok and
I sat down and looked at all the glass I had and made 4 designs: 2 lamps
and 2 candle holders. We took some measurements and got the plan laid
out.
Then we embarked on the search for the right person to make the structure
for the lamp, which turned out to be quite an easter egg hunt. Finally, I
found the right guys by Campo dei Fiori, who have this soldering machine
called a "puntatrice" which is able to make small joints.
They made the structures, which I painted with metallic paints, either
gold or silver.
Then I made the glass elements with custom links for the specific height of
the frame and secured them to the frame. I also did the wiring myself and
chose the components to go with the overall design.
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