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		<title>Inspired by sacred Islamic geometry, willowlamp’s designs enchant the Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 08:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willowlamp’s singular luminaire designs are conceived by the company’s creative director Adam Hoets. Originally an architect, Hoets has a solid grasp on structural design. After exploring Africa, he grew increasingly in awe of the continent’s wild beauty and on returning to South Africa, practiced as an Eco-Architect. He specialized in structures that would harmoniously blend into their natural surroundings – a trait that has followed through to willowlamp, the craft that has captured Hoets’ (and a large following’s) attention since 2005. willowlamp includes a collection of extraordinary chandeliers, pendants and lampshades given birth to by Hoets’ ingenious idea of attaching ball-chain to laser-cut steel frames. The chains hang in such a way that creates a curtain-like effect, swaying elegantly by the slightest manipulation. Hoets’ fascination with design and patterns has resulted in his acute understanding of sacred geometry – patterns on which many of his designs are based. The Flower of Life chandelier can be seen hanging in the Mena House Hotel in Giza, Egypt – a stone throw away from the Great Pyramid of Giza, where, incidentally, the geometric shape of The Flower of Life was found engraved inside its walls. Sacred geometry is characterised by intensely intricate patterns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>willowlamp unveils two new award-winning designs &#8211; the Geometric Storm and Mandala No.2!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 07:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Since its inception in 2005, willowlamp, with architect Adam Hoets at the reigns, has pioneered an innovative method of producing highly intricate and unique decorative lighting designs by attaching ball-chain to laser-cut steel frames, using geometry and nature’s &#8216;blueprint&#8217; as inspiration. The result is a vast collection of lampshades, pendants and chandeliers that can today be seen suspended from the ceilings of globally renowned hospitality, retail and commercial sites. Perpetually inspired, Hoets is evolving not only his existing designs, but his vision for future designs too. Latest to willowlamp’s collection, is the Mandala No.2 (a second edition to a previous design called The Mandala)  and the Geometric Storm limited edition that stemmed from fresh inspiration. The two chandeliers were revealed at the recent 100% Design South Africa where Adam Hoets won the Award for Best Lighting Design. The Mandala No.2 is an adapted version of The Mandala (a design Hoets developed for Southern Guild and launched at the Everaard Reed Gallery in 2012). Completely captivated by the intricacies of sacred geometry, Adam based the new design on sacred Islamic geometry. “I spent over 400 hours drawing and decoding Islamic patterns and geometry, until I nearly went mad. This, to [...]]]></description>
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