Charlie Davidson
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Posted by: Adriean on 10/15/2006 1:26:00 PM | Digg | Stumble It! | del.icio.us
Bringing darkness to 06


I know it's only mid-October, but i'd say it's time to start talking about what made our heads turn the most during 2006.

Hands down for me is designer Charlie Davidson's ominous lighting creation, Black-light. Fabricated from layers of black foil, this gem is like watching an explosion put on pause. You almost want to just stand there and make up your own sound effects while staring at this sculptural beauty.

Though we still have a couple of months left in the year to be impressed, i'm pretty confident this will still be tops for me.

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Ominou is right
Posted by Intrigued on 10/23/2006 11:22:00 AM

WOW-- how invcentive are these things?? as for practical
in a room? woooh.. they can't help but look like they
are burned paper wadding from an Alien set or chunks
of volano.. ELEGANT not on your life..
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Posted by Evan Gould on 11/7/2006 3:01:00 PM

Wadded foil lighting? It seems more like a Halloween Haunted House decoration. This is not design, this is a craft project.
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Craft and Design
Posted by Anonymous on 11/7/2006 3:27:00 PM

What's the difference between Craft and Design then Evan ?

To do a 'Craft' project, there is a design thought process behind it. Isn't there ?
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Posted by Evan Gould on 11/8/2006 11:34:00 AM

I meant that the lights seem "crafty" like a prop or designed for a single-purpose use (haunted house decoration). As opposed to something designed for a more universal application with higher grade materials and processes.
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Point Taken
Posted by Anonymous on 11/8/2006 12:01:00 PM

I see where you're coming from Evan. Good point. I can easily see how you'd describe it in a 'single-use' application.

For myself I think this would be one of those pieces that needs to be seen in person to fully appreciate it.

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Posted by Adriean on 11/8/2006 12:26:00 PM

One of the reasons this stuck out for me was it's uniqueness both in terms of design and usage of an unconventional material for this type of application.

I totally agree with Evan that there is a 'craft' element to it, but in this case I think that it's one of the high points of the lamp. It has a more personal feel to it knowing that this could infact have been fabricated by the designer himself as opposed to a factory.

Regardless, my votes still with this design.

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A piece of hell frozen in space
Posted by Charlie Davidson on 11/10/2006 4:49:00 PM

It's really weird reading all these comments when it's your own creation, design and made by me that they refure too! The lights are made of Black Wrap which is a material used in film lighting to wrap around flood lamps to contol the light spill. The layers of black foil are stacked up on lazer cut stainless steel rings and then sculpted to create a rose like form. They really look incredible in the flesh and better when illuminated as they project streaks of coloured light (reds and oranges)giving a fire like effect.

These lights are a product of design and not a piece of craft even though they are hand formed to create the final esthetic.
"Like an explosion or eruption frozen in time, the Black-light hangs like an ominous cloud projecting rays of intense coloured light from within it's torn and charred surface".
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