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Skygarden recessed

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Product description

“In my former house I had a fabulous antique decorated plaster ceiling. I called it my Skygarden, it always looked good even without me having green ingers or taking care of it very well. It didn’t need water or sun but would live only on the warm rays of the electrical light under it. I loved it so much that by the time I moved houses I could not leave it. I had to find a way to take it to my new home. I took my tools and stole it from the ceiling. This fabulous pieces of history is now secretly hidden in a minimalist architectural sphere in the hearth of my new home where I can enjoy it with friends. “If you tell no-one, I can share it with you”. Marcel Wanders Just a few words suffice to introduce one of the latest creations by well-known designer Marcel Wanders. Lyrical inten¬tions and disclosure of sources: this compact confession reveals the imaginary origin from which Skygarden draws its inspiration. Since its very first presentation, this light has become such a successful best seller that a new flush version is now available. When fitted flush with the ceiling, the outside hemisphere is no longer visible, enhancing still further the surprise effect that is one of the distinctive features of Skygarden. Its name recalls a fairy tale world and is a good description of this creation, which is also permeated by the magical inspiration of discovery. Because Skygarden is first and foremost a place of poetic discovery, revealing its delicate plaster contours, sculpted with trophies of leaves and flowers, only when we are beneath the light source. Wanders seems to want to show us how ideas often spring from daily experience, spurred by the cultured beauty of a scrupulous, visionary sensitivity like his own. Domes, apses and niches we are accustomed to associate with that which is high and transcendental, merge together in this lamp to take on a human dimension and give us a sense of revelation in both domestic and professional settings. The sensation of sitting or standing under this big plaster sphere is a little like how you might feel entering the workshop of an artisan perfumer, or discovering the clever secrets hidden in masterpieces when seen from up close.

02 dimensions/weight


overall dimension  
width
250 - 194 mm
Installation dimension  
Installation diameter
300 mm

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05 Articles about Flos and Marcel Wanders

A successful transformation

A single-family apartment for four people is situated in a stately building in southern Amsterdam. The original structure, with rooms for staff, a double hall and long hallways with lots of doors has been transformed into a spacious, transparent dwelling full of light and air.

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Plastered Light

Italian luminaire maker Flos is now producing walls - that light up, of course.

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Homely travel

What happens if you cross BMW, Kvadrat and Flos with Patricia Urquiola and Guilio Ridolfo in order to try and develop a completely new interior design for an automobile? "The Dwelling Lab" shows you.

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06 Glossary

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