The shade is a ring fashioned from a steel and translucent foil lattice. It accordians from an 8" diameter out to 52", expanding to suit your space. That built-in flex means it can travel with you as you move, accomodating any location you chose for it - a significant plus for a fixture that will cost you $800+.
Zoom's flex is not just about size: when the ring is contracted the light from the fixture's 20 halogen bulbs focuses upwards and downwards; when the ring is open it emanates outwards, filling the room.
Zoom starts at $844 at Ambiente Direct and is $1,443.20 at Lightology.
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Slick design. I would be a trifle concerned about the exposed halogen bulbs getting too close to hands. A) the heat of course and B) halogen bulbs tend to fry when they get touched. This goes in the file [cool idea but impractical]
Very nice idea, although I'm not so crazy about the look of it when used for a smaller application (i.e. the picture on the right).
translucent foil lattice...
looks to me like.
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