LC0372

A development of the ring theme at a formal scale. The rings are larger and thicker, with a scattering of bubbles inside: the mass looks aerated, alive, as though the movement in it had not yet finished.

They are held by broad bands of polished gold that curve around the rings the way a setting holds a stone. The device is a jeweller's, and it sets the whole logic of the piece: the transparent here is the gem, the metal only the setting.

By day it is a jeweller's work: gold, transparency, precision of joints — an object to be examined close up. In the evening light travels from the gold clasps into the ring, the bubbles flare, and each ring becomes a glowing hoop with a sparkling core. The separate elements become indistinguishable — what remains is a dense radiant cloud.

Where it works

The scale allows large spaces to be covered — lobbies, atriums, restaurant halls. The sagging centre demands height: the composition is built downward.

Selection by space: Hotel lobby and public spaces · Restaurant and bar · Atrium

Style

Art Deco and jewelled Art Nouveau: the setting as a device rather than as a fixing. The message is formal and expensive — a piece for a representative space.