luminous crystal cube

luminous crystal cube by jun matsui from japan

designer's own words:

Concept
SWAROVSKI’s crystal glass is neither diamond nor cubic zirconia. Therefore, we propose the Table Light which only SWAROVSKI’s crystal glass can do. This table light becomes a minimal art when switch is off (especially daytime) and transforms into luminous object when we turn it on(duringnight-time).

Composition
16 crystal glass columns with twinkling cut are planted in a mirror-processed stainless steel plate. LED lights that are put underneath the plate brighten the crystal glass columns. From high view point, the plate reflects 16 shining columns, and it brings up a non-existing luminous cube to your eyes.The back side of the plate is a transparent acrylic frosted panel, so it produces the image of floating luminous cube on the surface.

Size
The size of each crystal glass column is 18mm width x 18mm depth x 90mm height. The columns are cut to get more brilliancy. We put 16 of them at intervals of 36 mm, on the point of intersection of 40.5 mm, which make a cube of 180mm as a side. (Bottom half does actually not exist because it is reflected part.) The stainless steel plate rotates horizontally 45 degree against the columns as axes, and is a mirror-processed square of 270mm as a side and 3 mm as thickness. The surface of the stainless steel plate is 21mm above the surface of where you put it on.

total image at night-time

copy_36_file_02.jpg drawings top & side view

copy_34_file_03.jpg composition