Astro launches new design-led capsule collection

Astro Lighting has launched its first ever capsule collection of design-led, limited edition pieces.

Consistent with the brand’s creative ethos, the range combines good design with simplicity, whilst focusing on precision to ensure products are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.

Created by Co-Founder and Design Director James Bassant and Senior Designer Riley Sanders, the collection comprises three products: Orb, io Pendant and Halftone.

All three have been designed to stand out and withstand the test of time.

Orb

Inspired by the mechanical perfection of an orrery, the Orb light presents an illuminated spherical ball with a fully adjustable magnifying mirror that orbits around the luminaire at its centre.

The delicate moving parts are robust with a sense of lightness, masking a complex engineering solution behind its simplicity.

Primarily designed to be positioned alongside a bathroom mirror, the Orb provides useful task lighting with an appreciable sense of design and can be partnered with the single Orb light.

io Pendant

The io Pendant is inspired by the fluted detailing of ancient Greek Ionic pillars.

Using a unique production process, io takes a circular 2D design and extrudes the glass downwards to create a perfectly ribbed cylindrical form.

The luminaire’s components are discreetly hidden, whilst the light subtly reflects and refracts, allowing the glass to take centre stage. 

Handcrafted to the highest quality, the delicacy of the glass adds luxury to interiors.

Halftone

Fusing together art, technology and science, the Halftone wall light focuses on the simple form of a circle with an engaging etched pattern on a translucent, clear acrylic.

The subtle gradient pattern begins from the edge of the disc and increases with intensity, creating a vivid ring of light. The transparency of the acrylic allows the wall to remain visible, both when the light is switched on or off.

Designed in two sizes and depths, Halftone can be layered to create a more striking illumination.

“The Halftone is more of an art piece than a standard luminaire,” comments Sanders. “That is the concept and essence of the product.”

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