Distortion
A pendant lamp of layered, plasma-cut steel — its silhouette pulled from the way light bends around a black hole.
The idea
Distortion started as a question about gravity rather than lighting: what does a form look like if it's been warped by something massive and unseen? Layered steel discs, each plasma-cut and offset slightly from the last, stand in for the way light curves around a black hole's event horizon — built up rather than smoothed over.
Making it
Each layer is plasma-cut steel, finished in matte black to keep the focus on silhouette and shadow rather than surface shine. The layering does double duty structurally and visually — it's what lets the piece cast the distorted shadow pattern it's named for.
Recognition
Distortion was selected as a finalist in ANTD 2026.