CASCADE

Cascade is a sculptural lighting piece that draws its inspiration from the quiet drama of natural phenomena—sunlight streaming through stained glass, water falling in layers, or light scattering across ice. At its core, the work explores how repetition, variation, and material transparency can transform functional design into an immersive spatial experience.

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The chandelier is composed of 170 handcrafted epoxy cubes, each individually cast and subtly unique. Their glass-like translucency and golden hues interact richly with the light source, refracting and diffusing it in ever-changing patterns. Like drops of frozen light or solidified sunlight, the cubes hang delicately at varying heights, forming an organic rhythm that feels at once calculated and spontaneous. This asymmetrical arrangement is essential—it breaks the rigidity of the grid while emphasizing the natural flow implied by the title, Cascade.

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Epoxy, with its ability to capture both form and light, became the perfect material for this exploration. Its lightweight yet crystalline quality echoes the aesthetics of glass, while offering new freedom to sculpt and manipulate. Through extensive experimentation, the material was pushed beyond its traditional use, allowing it to become both structure and storyteller.

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The supporting structure—minimal and functional—disappears into the background, allowing the luminous volume of cubes to command attention. As viewers move around the piece, it reveals different densities, shadows, and transparencies, offering an experience that is never static. In this way, Cascade invites a slow gaze. It asks the viewer not just to see light, but to feel how it falls, flows, and shifts through space.

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Ultimately, Cascade blurs the line between art and design. It is a chandelier, yes—but also a suspended sculpture, a visual poem of rhythm and glow. It brings a sense of movement to stillness and transforms illumination into a tactile, sculptural presence.