Vidivixi Lighting Series_01

The rhythmic curves of this sculptural lighting trio (from US$2,400), studio director Adam Caplowe’s first effort for the Mexico City–based brand, speak the same sexy language as Vidivixi’s earlier furniture designs. And while they look futuristic, the designer says they were inspired by the city’s renowned art deco architecture.

The pieces’ crisp forms emit a translucent glow, a pairing that took time to achieve. While Caplowe initially tried ceramic panels, the material wasn’t sufficiently robust. He ended up with hundreds of cracked pieces after trying to make holes for the brass rods that support and connect the lights. Ultimately he landed on resin and shaped the material with a waterjet cutter – an implement more commonly used in heavy industry than in high design. The panels create clean bands of light, and in the table lamp their horizontal orientation makes the bulb in the middle look like it’s floating.