These lighting pieces were developed through a collaboration between our class and the Providence restaurant New Rivers‭. ‬Drawing‭ ‬from the city’s history of costume jewelry‭, ‬the work combines chain elements with more organic‭, ‬expanding forms‭. ‬The shades are made from expanded sheet metal that has been opened outward‭, ‬creating a sense of tension between structure and ornament‭, ‬allowing the chain to‭ ‬read less as support and more as adornment‭.‬

A mirrored V-shape‭, ‬used in both the ceiling mounts and the shades‭, ‬references the form of belt buckles and the way a necklace rests along the collarbone‭. ‬Installed as a hanging system‭, ‬the arrangement considers how symmetry and spatial configuration‭, ‬whether linear or circular‭, ‬can further emphasize the relationship between the elements and reinforce the work’s connection to the body‭.‬