Tom Dixon’s inventive designs are recognised the world over for their innovative use of materials and production techniques; the Press Pendant Light Sphere adds to his legacy, made by dropping huge globs of molten glass at 1200 degrees centigrade and pressed in iron moulds to create an extremely durable glass shade.
Its solid transparent glass, formed with a spiral surface, generates spectacular lighting effects and patterns wherever it is suspended, indoors or outdoors. The light is designed to be hung in multiples, serving just as well as an impressive stand-alone piece. The Press Sphere Mini, more compact in size and lighter in weight, can be clustered for an exquisite lighting arrangement guaranteed to enchant your family and guests alike.
British designer Tom Dixon rose to prominence in the mid 1980s as “the talented untrained designer with a line in welded salvage furniture.” By the end of the 1980s, he was designing contemporary chairs for Italian design brands like Cappellini before creating his own design company, ‘Eurolounge’, to make and sell his work.
2002 marked a new phase in Tom Dixon’s career with the launch of his eponymous design company which designs and manufactures a wide range of contemporary lighting and furniture inspired by the unique heritage, innovation and the robust, no nonsense engineering of British industry. Tom Dixon’s most iconic designs include the space helmet inspired Mirror Ball Pendant Light, Copper Shade, hand beaten Beat Lights and the Wingback Chair.
Tom Dixon was awarded an OBE in 2001 while one of his most recent accolades includes winning Designer of the Year 2008 from Architektur and Wohnen Magazine.
