bocci 2014
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Standard
Our standard collection offers flexibility in both design and
measure, starting from a single pendant and continuing
through to 36 pendant chandeliers in a range of canopy
shapes and sizes. The clustering effect can be manipulated
through various combinations to create larger scale groupings
with incredible impact. Our standard range of chandeliers is
available with extremely short lead-times.
The 14 series is designed by Omer Arbel for Bocci
and made in Vancouver, Canada.
ApplicationThe 14 is an articulated, seamed cast glass sphere with a
frosted cylindrical void that houses either a low voltage (12V,
10Watt halogen/xenon) or proprietary and replaceable LED
(12V, 0.3Watt) lamp. Individual pendants are visually quite
subtle, but gain tremendous strength when multiplied and
clustered in large groups. Light interacts with the bubbles and
imperfections of the cast glass to produce a glow reminiscent
of small candles floating within spheres of water. Cast glass
is an organic process, imperfect by nature, and each 14 is
handmade; thus, every piece produced is unique.
Suitable for residential and commercial use. Popular
applications to date include clusters over tables in residential
dining rooms and restaurants, accessory lighting in living
rooms, decorative lighting, linear configurations or clusters
over bars and kitchen islands, and large chandeliers in building
lobbies and other public spaces.
As an alternative to standard built-in transformers, Bocci
recommends mounting transformers remotely in an easily
accessible and hidden location for ease of long-term
maintenance.
MaterialsCast glass, blown borosilicate glass, braided metal coaxial
cable, silicone gaskets, electrical components.
Worldwide patents issued and pending. US patent # D556,361
Standard14
Approved to UL standards by CSA
14.1
40
± 102
approx. 2.1 kg
adjustable up to 3000standard
adjustable up to 36500custom
116
Photograph by Shannon Loewen
14.1m
12
± 102
approx. 2 kg
adjustable up to 3000standard
adjustable up to 36500custom
28.5
Photograph by Karin Bubas
14.3
32
± 102
152
220
approx. 5.5 kg
adjustable up to 3000standard
adjustable up to 36500custom
Photograph by Karin Bubas
14.5
32
± 102
approx. 9.5 kg
adjustable up to 3000standard
adjustable up to 36500custom
152
220
Photograph by Michael Boland
32
± 102
14.7 approx. 14 kg
adjustable up to 3000standard
adjustable up to 36500custom
203
254
Photograph by Shannon Loewen
53
850
284
± 102
3000standardmax.
36500custommax.
approx. 36.5 kg14.14 Rectangle
Photograph by Cory Dawson
53
508
± 102
3000standardmax.
36500custommax.
approx. 38 kg14.14 Round
Photograph by Omid McDonald
14.26 Round approx. 61.5 kg
53
600
± 102
3000standardmax.
36500custommax.
Photograph by Shannon Loewen
14.26 Square
53
600
approx. 63.5 kg
3000standardmax.
36500custommax.
± 102
Photograph by Joshua Dunford
14.36 Rectangle approx. 83.5 kg
53 370
1100
3000standardmax.
36500custommax.
± 102
Photograph by Meriah Schultz
14.36 Round approx. 83.5 kg
53
755
3000standardmax.
36500custommax.
± 102
Photograph by Michael Boland
53
755
14.36 Square approx. 88 kg
3000standardmax.
36500custommax.
± 102
Photograph courtesy of Estudi Borrell
Alexandra Hotel Barcelona
14s
± 102
± 51
approx. 1 kg
Photograph by Cory Dawson
Photograph by Cory Dawson
The 24.2 LED lamping option offers a longer-life, energy-
efficient alternative to typical halogen or xenon lamps. This
proprietary and worldwide patent pending invention utilizes
Bocci’s standard G4 lamp holder (12 mm in diameter) which is
designed to accept either the Bocci 24.1 long life xenon lamp or
the Bocci 24.2 LED. Dual usage allows existing chandeliers with
xenon lamping to be retrofitted on site by simply switching out
the lamp head and transformers.
LED24.2
This unique replacement design is unlike typical embedded LED
fixtures as it eliminates the waste associated with catastrophic
failures that leave no choice but to replace the entire fixture.
When it comes time to relamp with the 24.2, the LED heads
may simply be replaced, as with conventional lamps. The 24.2
keeps the fixture out of future landfills, protects your investment
and introduces a significant saving of energy.
The 24.2 has a colour temperature of approximately 2900°K
casting a soft, warm light with the output akin to a 5W xenon
lamp. For comparative purposes, the consumption rate of the
24.2 is roughly 0.3W per pendant. The lamp life is 50,000 hours
minimum, depending on ambient conditions, and comes with a
two-year warranty. Replacement 24.2 are readily available with
Bocci’s quick-ship program.
MaterialsWarm white light emitting diodes, frosted acrylic cover, brushed
nickel base and electrical components.
Worldwide utility patents pending.
Bocci is a contemporary design and manufacturing house
based in Vancouver, Canada and Berlin, Germany. At Bocci we
are committed to fostering a healthy and stable co-operative
community of designers, architects, craftspeople, technicians,
manufacturers and fine shops, with the goal of creating
practical but striking consumer goods of the highest quality.
The Bocci collection has grown to include custom chandeliers,
furniture and cutting edge electrical components.
About BOCCI
Portrait of Omer Arbel by Jason Mclean
Omer Arbel trained in the late nineties as an architect. He
apprenticed under Enric Miralles and John and Patricia
Patkau, among others, and was centrally involved in several
successful high-profile building projects and award winning
international design competitions.
Design
In 2003, Arbel founded a multidisciplinary design studio focused
on blurring the boundaries between the fields of architecture,
industrial design, and materials research. It has been said of
Arbel’s practice that its industrial design works, in both limited
edition and mass-produced formats, appear to be motivated
by larger scale concepts which can only be considered
architectural. Conversely, critics have noted that the practice’s
architectural works appear to be inspired by an obsession with
the object, the possibilities implicit in the process of making,
and the intrinsic quality of materials. Pieces by Arbel have won
some of the highest profile international awards, have been
widely exhibited and published, and form part of important
private and institutional collections.
In 2005, Arbel became Bocci’s creative director. His conceptual
approach, now fueled by an infrastructure for prototyping, fine
craft, manufacturing and distribution, has given birth to an
eclectic collection of conceptually driven lighting, furniture,
electrical accessories and objects that have since gained
significant presence and impact within the design community.
At Bocci, we strive to create objects that will become
companions in people’s lives. Bocci’s creative director, Omer
Arbel believes that “If we make objects that require (or at least
suggest the possibility of) a commitment to living an entire
lifetime alongside them, then the selection of one object over
another becomes important and meaningful.” Investment in the
quality, value, beauty and worth of the objects that surround us
becomes paramount.
Sustainability
In pre-industrialized western societies the average individual
owned less than 100 objects throughout his or her lifetime.
These items were, by implication, meaningful. A lifetime with
only 100 discreet objects is a life in which each object is
likely practical, beautiful, particular, inherited and well made.
These objects are undoubtedly precious to their owners; each
possessing a tremendous emotional depository of memories.
In contrast, today’s consumer society is characterized by what
could be described as an unhealthy relationship between the
subject (us) and object (the things that surround us). We do
not commit to our objects – rather they cycle in and out of our
lives and end up in land fills. The objects don’t really make
a commitment to us either – they are usually badly made,
badly designed, thoughtless items. At Bocci we strive to make
objects that are good enough that they suggest the possibility
of a lifelong commitment to their owners.
Of course, the objects designed at Bocci also take into account
conventional sustainability principles. The 14 series cast glass
chandelier is made of recycled glass, for example. However, we
hope that our greater contribution is in the conceptual model
discussed above. If we are able to redefine (or at least, suggest
an alternative to) what we see as a fundamentally unhealthy
relationship between people and objects, we hope to help
stem the tide of irresponsible consumption that characterizes
our culture.
Custom
Bocci has embarked on a mission to explore the medium of the
chandelier within the contemporary design landscape and has
been involved in the design and manufacturing of installations
of tremendous scale and virtually limitless size and scope.
We offer consultation, design and fabrication services for
custom chandeliers of delirious proportions and unlimited
configurations.
The 14 series is designed by Omer Arbel for Bocci
and made in Vancouver, Canada.
Custom14
ApplicationThe 14 is an articulated, seamed cast glass sphere with a
frosted cylindrical void that houses either a low voltage (12V,
10Watt halogen/xenon) or proprietary and replaceable LED
(12V, 0.3Watt) lamp. Individual pendants are visually quite
subtle, but gain tremendous strength when multiplied and
clustered in large groups. Light interacts with the bubbles and
imperfections of the cast glass to produce a glow reminiscent
of small candles floating within spheres of water. Cast glass
is an organic process, imperfect by nature, and each 14 is
handmade; thus, every piece produced is unique.
Suitable for residential and commercial use. Popular
applications to date include clusters over tables in residential
dining rooms and restaurants, accessory lighting in living
rooms, decorative lighting, linear configurations or clusters
over bars and kitchen islands, and large chandeliers in building
lobbies and other public spaces.
As an alternative to standard built-in transformers, Bocci
recommends mounting transformers remotely in an easily
accessible and hidden location for ease of long-term
maintenance.
MaterialsCast glass, blown borosilicate glass, braided metal coaxial
cable, silicone gaskets, electrical components.
Worldwide patents issued and pending. US patent # D556,361 S
Approved to UL standards by CSA
14.250
Photograph courtesy of Estudi Borrell
Alexandra Hotel Barcelona
14.75
Photograph by Cory Dawson
14.120
Photograph by Michael Boland
14.1410
14.56
Photograph by Michael Boland
14.39
Photograph by Michael Boland
14.48
Photograph by Michael Boland
14.80
Photograph by Cory Dawson