Aqualight.灯具艺术

/beta/AQUA寓意为“水滴”来自耶路撒冷的设计师Ayala serfaty 创立的AQUA公司为我们奉献了蕴涵无穷创意的Aqua lighting 系列，Ayala serfaty 把自然界中的生物形态创造性的融入灯具和家具设计之中，犹如天鹅绒一般柔软感官印象的AQUA灯饰拥有美好的外形和色彩。

他们如同在水中盛开的花朵，展现出变幻万千的灯光魅力。

AQUA可根据环境氛围的需要而选择特定的尺度。

阿拉伯的海底餐厅（red sea st ar’ underwater restaurant, 1998,eilat, israel.）的室内设计就选用了巨大的morning glory’和AQUA的其他灯饰来配合其特定的环境氛围。

除灯饰产品外,Aqua 也提供高品质、手工制作的的家具。

aqua creations: ayala serfatyayala serfaty, born in tel aviv 1962, studiedfine art at the bezalel academy of art in jerusalem, then, in 1985, continued her studies at the middlesex polytechnic in england. in 1993 ayala founded 'aqua creations' with husband albi serfaty, and remains the sole designer of the company. ayala uses a feminine way to break minimalismin her work, using textures to form surfacesand taking her colours and scale from art.her early work is influenced by underwater plants and creatures, translating the laws of nature into handmade furniture and lighting.while she first worked in sculpture and furniture, now with aqua creations, they are concentrating on lighting. their work has included interiors,site specific lighting and then their ranges of lamps. the sculpted lamps are made of treated silk laid onmetal structure. the silks are hand dyed in india aqua's newest collections are 'soma', somethingthat alaya feels relates back to her origins as an artist. the research is free of end use or time limits and returns to work of more self expression.s oma’s structure is composed of ‘lampworked’ layers of tinted transparent glass veins that create both depth and surface. a clear skin is webbed over the glass structure. both materials are extremely fragile. their symbiotic relationship creates a strong spatial structure, merging the two materials into specificity. soma lightened objects explore the interaction created between the glass structureand the skin, and the relativity of coverage to visible depth.the practice of soma is evolving from one piece to the next. each of these pieces is exploring ways to transform calligraphy into texture and into structure. in each piece various particular relationships are created between the surface, light and shade.soma is the result of a team-work of artists who bring different skills to the table; partner, albi serfaty developed the clear-web technology, eytan hall and anna gautier of aqua creations weave the glass and lampwork it to its unique, one of a kind structure and marcelle klein and ronit zor are independent artists which whom are commissioned to createthe ceramics. infact the aqua creations studio,in tel aviv, if filled with employees who help develop,have offices in new york, usa and holland, europe.ayala and albi serfaty in their studio, tel aviv.‘purple joy’, 1994,hand-painted velvet, hand-painted wooden legs‘anana’, 1997,micro fiber ,metallic buttons and legs.‘bubbles’, 2000, silver lycra.‘satala’, 2000,fabric cushion and coated metal.‘paradise duve’,1994,hand-painted velvet, leather back, polished metal structure.sketch for revised ‘paradise chair’, 2003‘red sea star’ underwater restaurant, 1998, eilat, israel.‘red sea star’ underwater restaurant, 1998, eilat, israel.‘morning glory’, 1994, silk over metal, and‘anana poof’, 2000, velvet, copper buttons and legs.‘morning glory’, 1994, silk over metal.‘aqua regia’, 1997, silk over metal.an artisan working on a lamp.00,felt over metal.‘liteIight’ in a frame, 2000, felt over metal.‘stand by’, 2002,oceanographic park, valencia, spain.‘stand by’, 2002,oceanographic park, valencia, spain.‘orchestra’ collection, 2003, silk over metal.‘contrare’, 2003,silk over metal.‘liana s’, 2004, silk over metal.silk over metal.work by eytan hall,who now collaborates with aqu a creationson the ‘soma’ collections.an artisan working on the internal glass structures.glass structure before the web technology is applied.clear skin webbed over a glass structure.experiments with a clear skin webbed over a glass structure.‘clear’, 2004,clear skin webbed over a glass structure.bracket allowing ‘soma’ lamps to be attached to the wall.sketch of base possibility.part of ‘soma collection’, 2005clear skin webbed over a glass structure, with ceramic base.detail of lamp.‘fog’, 2005,clear skin webbed over a glass structure.‘trust’, 2005,clear skin webbed over a glass structure.detail of ‘trust’.‘memory’, 2005,a clear skin webbed over a glass structure with a ceramic base.range of ‘soma’ lamps.。