Image source: Ingo Maurer — 24 Karat Blau
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24 Karat Blau
Pendant of four hand-made gold-leaf acrylic shades on a red rod cross, by Axel Schmid
270 × 180 mm
2005
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Description
Overview
This pendant carries four shades of gold leaf cast in acrylic glass, hung on a red rod cross.
Construction
Each shade has four holes, so it can hang at different angles, in portrait or landscape format. The shades are made individually by hand from 24-carat gold leaf. A reflector can be added as an option; rods, cable and canopy are red.
Specifications
- Size: 27 x 18 cm (W x H) as drawn, suspension excluded
- Lamp: bulb not included; E27 holder rated up to 60 W, for LED filament or halogen types in classes A-G
- Supply: 100 - 240 V
- Suspension: cable length 230 cm or 450 cm, canopy Ø6.5 x 7 cm
Story
Axel Schmid and real gold
Axel Schmid designed 24 Karat Blau in 2005. He chose real gold on purpose: "With real gold, the energy stays there - inside the luminaire. No gold paint can imitate that." The beaten leaf also brings a surface structure, and in acrylic it becomes a format that is easy to handle and maintain.
Beaten gold
Gold beaters hammer the leaf to 1/10,000 mm, the equivalent of 1,000 atomic layers. This technique gives the leaf a star-shaped pattern.
