SPIRAL WALL SCONES BY HENRI MATHIEU FOR MASSIVE, BELGIUM, 1970s

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THESE STRIKING SPIRAL WALL SCONCES, DESIGNED BY FRENCH SCULPTOR AND LIGHTING DESIGNER HENRI MATHIEU, WERE PRODUCED IN THE 1970s BY THE RENOWNED BELGIAN LIGHTING MANUFACTURER MASSIVE. MATHIEU WAS KNOWN FOR HIS SCULPTURAL APPROACH TO LIGHTING, OFTEN WORKING WITH FOLDED AND SHAPED METAL TO CREATE KINETIC, ALMOST ARCHITECTURAL PIECES. THESE SCONCES EMBODY THAT SPIRIT PERFECTLY: EACH ONE IS COMPOSED OF CAREFULLY ARRANGED METAL RIBBONS THAT FORM A DYNAMIC SPIRAL, CATCHING AND REFLECTING THE LIGHT IN MESMERISING WAYS.

THE RESULT IS A FUSION OF FRENCH FLAIR AND BELGIAN FUNCTIONALITY—REFINED YET DRAMATIC, DECORATIVE YET PURPOSEFUL. THE BRUSHED ALUMINIUM FINISH NOT ONLY ENHANCES THE SCULPTURAL QUALITY OF THE SCONCES BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO A BEAUTIFULLY DIFFUSED, SOFT LIGHT THAT CHANGES SUBTLY DEPENDING ON THE VIEWING ANGLE.

WHETHER HUNG AS A PAIR OR FEATURED INDIVIDUALLY, THESE SPIRAL SCONCES MAKE A BOLD STATEMENT IN ANY INTERIOR. THEY ARE PERFECT FOR COLLECTORS OF MID-CENTURY DESIGN OR ANYONE SEEKING A SCULPTURAL LIGHTING PIECE THAT BALANCES ELEGANCE WITH A TOUCH OF FUTURISM. RARE AND ICONIC, THEY ARE A TESTAMENT TO MATHIEU’S UNIQUE VISION AND DEDICATION TO CRAFTSMANSHIP.

DESIGNER HENRI MATHIEU
MANUFACTURER  MASSIVE
PERIOD 1970s
DIMENSIONS W22 x D13 x H30
QUANTITY 1 IN STOCK
CONDITION VERY GOOD
PRICE SOLD

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