Starfall Light

Overview

The Starfall Light by Front is a circular suspension light, an upside-down chandelier with 30 LED light sources on 30 slim arms of different lengths. The arms are already in place for installation.

Construction

The materials are powdercoated stainless steel and polycarbonate, in Black. The lamp draws 15 W at most and gives 1,200 lm at 2700 K with CRI 91, with a life of 50,000 hours. Dimming options are Zigbee, DALI dt6 and the Wireless Wall Switch. The black cable hangs from a canopy of Pebble III Black ABS and can be shortened on site.

Specifications

• 105 x 105 x 50 cm (W x D x H)
• One colour, Black

Stars seen from a dark forest

Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren of Front spent a lot of time outdoors in the Swedish forests at night. The idea for the Starfall Light came while looking at the stars from a spot that was completely dark, and they wondered whether they could give the feeling of sitting under a starry sky.

The 800 closest stars

The first technical step was Front's installation for the Science Museum in London, made together with the European Space Agency. Light sources hung at different heights simulated the 800 closest stars to Earth, using a map of their distances. The Starfall Light turned this into an upside-down chandelier with its stars hanging at different lengths.