They worked with UK-based glass-blowers and
metal engineers to create the crystal tear-drops.
Each drop is hand blown by artisans and intri-
cately engineered to house the lighting strategy
for the chandelier. The drop itself is constructed
of two parts: the brass screw cap, which houses
the light, and the hand-blown crystal reflecting
the light to create puddles on the floor below.
To replicate the nature of raindrops, no two
drops are identical.
The name ‘The Pour’ derives from the
distinctive shape that the chandelier forms:
an exaggeration of the dramatic motion of
water pouring out of a carafe. Designed
by forming a grid mimicking how puddles
ripple outward in concentric circles, each
teardrop is hung to brass pipes of varying
lengths. Placed strategically on the grid, the
teardrops lock into the mirrored base that
fits seamlessly between the two existing
columns. The mirrored base reflects the
teardrops endlessly into the sky above
and, when lit, the chandelier echoes rain
frozen in time with ephemeral puddles
overlaid on the floor below.
Design Haus Liberty is an award win-
ning practice, founded by Dara Huang,
with international projects of various scales
and programmes. It is based in Notting
Hill with a satellite office in Hong Kong.
The London team consists of 15 architects,
planners and designers focused on rigorous
design and research processes.
