Icarus Pendant: Flight of Fancy

13Oct06

How beautiful is this? A sculptural light by über Dutch designer Tord Boontje made of overlapping feather shapes cut from Mylar. A surprising poetic flight of fancy for any space. And at $80, the Icarus is also very wallet-friendly.


The Fab Factor: We love that it’s packed flat (for minimal packaging) then springs to life when it reaches its final destination. Mylar is recyclable (yippee), and the Icarus uses a low wattage bulb of 60W or less. Now that’s sustainable style.

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  1. DESIGN | Another Hot One from Tord Boontje « fabulously green says:
    February 25, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    [...] cascades of florals (think Garland Light), with translucent glowing sheets of mylar (think Icarus). The result is pure magic: a light that when on reflects enchanted shadows around a room, like [...]

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