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ARRCC MAKES EXCLUSIVE TOP 100 DESIGNERS LIST
Boca do Lobo , a luxury furniture design company from Portugal , in partnership with US COVETED Magazine , have selected an exclusive list featuring the most influential interior designers in the world . We are pleased to announce that ARRCC is the only South African design company to be included in the list . The Top 100 list is curated to give appreciation and recognition to interior designers who are the visionaries , trendsetters and ground breakers of the industry . The selection was made through a collaboration of product designers , chief editors , journalists and marketers who get inspired daily by the talent of the recognised designers . Mark Rielly , Director of ARRCC , says “ At ARRCC we have always believed in the spirited crafting of unique interiors . We are thrilled to be recognised globally for our design innovation and to share the list with respected designers across the globe . We are currently working on several exciting projects that will be completed in 2017 and we look forward to sharing these with the world .” www . arrcc . com
WILLOWLAMP CREATS ITS LARGEST-EVER CHANDELIERS FOR THE NEW AUSTRALIAN HOTEL
Award-winning South African lighting design company willowlamp has created its most impressive art chandeliers to date for the new Crown Perth Hotel in Perth , Australia . Willowlamp ’ s Creative Director and Founder , Adam Hoets , was commissioned by Australianbased architectural firm , Bates Smart , to design a bespoke series of four chandeliers to be featured in the lobby of the hotel . These astounding pieces , each weighing three tonnes , was unveiled for the first time on 15 December 2016 .
The project posed a new challenge to Hoets with the design and installation of four clusters on a seven-metre high ceiling , and the pieces being the largest willowlamp has created and installed to date . The solution was found by breaking the clusters into modules , with hidden dropped tiers in each cluster to reduce the overall weight of the chandeliers . Each cluster of the design encompasses approximately 20,000m of ball chain , lending each considerable weight . Illumination for these striking pieces comes from 150 LED G9 lamps per cluster .
The result is not only a technical triumph , it is aesthetically breathtaking , too . The Crown Perth chandeliers are a customised variation of an existing willowlamp design , the Mandala No . 1 that is inspired by sacred geometric patterns . The new clusters reflect this same source of inspiration but have a more feminine aspect with a strong Eastern influence . The profiles and tiered shapes reflect an inverted take on the archways of India ’ s beloved Taj Mahal . And like the much celebrated Taj , they are indeed a beauty to behold ! www . willowlamp . com
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