Melt LED Surface Wall Light

Product Description

Melt lights are created through a process of blow moulding and vacuum metallisation to achieve melted orbs with abundant and unusual luminosity. Over several years we have worked with some forerunners of German engineering and manufacturing to develop these techniques and produce lamps that create the latest in reflectivity and transparency.

Through the use of injection blow moulding, a melted plastic polymer moulding is injected into a massive precision-made steel tool, inflated with compressed air and then cooled.

The mirror finish of each pendant is then created by the highly technical process of vacuum metallisation. The polycarbonate shell is secreted in the interior of a metallic chamber, the air sucked out, and an immense electrical charge channelled through. With a bang and pop a thin strip of copper foil is vaporised into a fine mist of metallic particles that settles across the interior.

For Melt, Tom Dixon have taken vacuum thin film deposition to a new level with half metallised surfaces, creating an extraordinary optical effect that reflects and enhances its environment. This half-mirrored effect often seen on a smaller scale in fashion sunglasses or gangster windscreens creates a hyper reflective surface finish when turned off but transforms into a translucent colour when switched on.

Materials & Finishes

A blow-moulded 50 cm polycarbonate shade with a semi-metallised interior that is a solid liquid mass when off and semi-transparent when lit. Melt is a distorted lighting globe born from a collaboration with Swedish radical design collective FRONT. Now available with a new custom-made dimmable Tom Dixon LED ring.

Dimensions

Ø 50 x D 28 cm

Bulb Requirements

6W LED included. LED and driver replaceable via Tom Dixon. Dimmability Compatible with most LED dimmers.

Delivery Times

2-4 weeks

Additional Information

Not all finishes and sizes are available to buy online. However, the full range is available at our London-based showroom. Please contact our design team on 020 8421 1779 if you require further information, to request a swatch sample or to discuss the Chaplins Price Promise.

Year of design

2015

INTERIOR DESIGN

Our design team offers planning and colour advice on free standing and fitted furniture to help demonstrate how our products can be best used in your living space.

DELIVERY & INSTALLATION

Our experienced delivery and installation team know how to handle furniture and realise the value and importance of each piece.

PRICE PROMISE

Our price promise guarantees that you will get the best value for money without having to compromise on quality and service.

WORLDWIDE SHIPPING

We specialise in supplying high-end furniture and lighting to architects, interior designers and residential clients all over the world.

PRODUCT HIRE

We hold stock of the very best in modern furniture and lighting for use on photo shoots, TV commercials, films, music videos and events.

Please contact our showroom on 020 8421 1779 for further information on any of the services above.

Tom Dixon is a British designer with a dazzling history. His mission to create art out of the every day has propelled him to become an industry leader across a multitude of disciplines. From the iconic S-chair to the curvy Wingback Sofa through to his decadent lighting collection, Tom Dixon continues to redefine the possibilities of design in the modern era. His bold experimentation with metals resulted in the futuristic Mirror Ball Pendant Lamp, created by exploding a thin layer of pure mental on the surface of a polycarbonate globe. His designs have been showcased at the Metropolitan Wharf, the Museum of Modern Art in NYC and continue to delight stylish homeowners the world over.

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Tom Dixon is a British designer with a dazzling history. His mission to create art out of the every day has propelled him to become an industry leader across a multitude of disciplines. From the iconic S-chair to the curvy Wingback Sofa through to his decadent lighting collection, Tom Dixon continues to redefine the possibilities of design in the modern era. His bold experimentation with metals resulted in the futuristic Mirror Ball Pendant Lamp, created by exploding a thin layer of pure mental on the surface of a polycarbonate globe. His designs have been showcased at the Metropolitan Wharf, the Museum of Modern Art in NYC and continue to delight stylish homeowners the world over.

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