Sean Lavin: Designs and Lamps at LoftModern

Where the ideas come from

A skyscraper in Johannesburg. Ponte began with Ponte City, the cylindrical tower that defines the Johannesburg skyline. Lavin read the building as one bold ring and turned it into light.

Jewelry, scaled up. He drew Collier as jewelry at architectural scale, strand after strand of crystal. Perle grew straight out of those strands, swapping the crystal for milk glass.

Mountain luxe. The Lassell series carries oversized scale in its larger pieces, blown glass and metal hardware, all kept to a minimal, modern shape.

“He drew Collier as jewelry at architectural scale, strand after strand of crystal.”

The Collier story

Two rings talking. Grace wraps a halo of LED light inside a ring of oak: wood outside, a glowing ring within.

The list goes on. Kai came from the paper lanterns of Japan, Horizon from the slow movement of molten lava, and Audra from work with European glass artisans who mold it in heavy, flowing folds. Our favorite way to live with his work is to pick one idea, a ring, a strand or a glow, and let it set the mood of the whole room.