Image source: Flos — Skygarden Pendant
© Flos and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Skygarden Pendant
A sleek pendant dome with floral plaster detailing inside, by Marcel Wanders, 2007
899 × 450 × 899 mm
2007
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Description
Overview
Skygarden is a suspension lamp designed by Marcel Wanders in 2007; the Flos Professional page shown here is for Skygarden 2, FU642009 in Glossy White. Flos traces it to the ornate plaster ceiling of Wanders' former home, whose beauty he did not want to leave behind when he moved. The outside is sleek and minimal; stepping beneath it reveals delicate floral detailing cast in white plaster, a secret garden.
Construction
- Dome: plaster with a white interior, with the dome support in die-cast aluminium alloy
- Diffuser: flashed and blown opal glass
- Decoration: photo-etched and mechanically drawn AISI 304 stainless steel
- Ceiling attachment: moulded galvanised steel with an injection-moulded PA6 rose
- Light source (US, Skygarden 2): E26 holder for a 150 W halogen lamp at 120 V, dimming via a remote dimmer, which is not supplied
Specifications
- Skygarden 2: Ø 35.4 in × H 17.7 in (about 90 × 45 cm), suspension cable up to 67 in (about 170 cm)
- Net weight 73.86 lb (about 33.5 kg)
- Insulation class I, IP20, indoor dry location
- Skygarden Small (flos.com, F6405031): 400 × 400 × 200 mm, 5.8 kg, clear cord 1700 mm, E14 LED retrofit lamp (8 W, 220-250 V)
Story
A ceiling he could not leave behind
The Flos text names the ornate plaster ceiling of Marcel Wanders' former home as the inspiration for the 2007 pendant; he kept its beauty by turning it into a lamp rather than leaving it behind.
Hidden beauty
Flos describes Skygarden as sleek and minimal from the outside, with a secret garden of delicate floral detailing cast in white plaster revealed when you step beneath it. The company calls it a poetic fusion of classical craft and contemporary design that brings hidden beauty into everyday space. On its stories page Flos says the diffuser is decorated inside with flowers, berries and leaves, in a composition reminiscent of an antique decorated plaster ceiling.
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