The material used to create the Spacerocks series is actually carpet backing made from a non-woven nylon which was given to me by Colbond, a Company in North Carolina that specializes in the product. After receiving samples, I began a series of material studies and discovered many interesting characteristics. Most interesting to me was the halo effect which occurs when a light is placed behind the fabric. I found that this halo seems to keep its radial shape even when bending over corners and creases as the viewer moves around the object. I wanted to make something that would exploit this phenomena. The product’s ability as a light diffuser is fantastic. The result is an interesting lighting fixture that engages the viewer phenomenally and can be placed on the ground, on a table, or hung like a pendant.

Space Rocks- Its hard to believe that such a beautiful material with such an affinity for lighting application, was actually made to be walked upon. I stumbled onto this non-woven nylon carpet backing while inspecting a meteorite that had crashed through the wall of a newly carpeted room in Chicago.