Developed for Lowes Portfolio through Checkolite International, 2009.
A four-light cage chandelier designed for Lowe's 2009 portfolio program at Checkolite International. The brief was open, calling for chandelier concepts for Lowe's with the interpretation left to the designer. The piece drew on the traditional lantern and birdcage vocabulary that lived in higher-end residential lighting at the time, reworked through a softer, more handmade frame language than the era's typical hard-edged geometric cages.
The fixture sits in a rounded, lantern-derived cage: a vertical drum form softened by a domed crown, with the upper and lower hoops echoing each other to bracket the volume. Within the cage, double-pass metalwork weaves a continuous diagonal lattice, curving rather than rigidly geometric and giving the silhouette decorative depth and a play of light and shadow across the wall. Spherical hardware accents mark the hoops at the top and bottom, picking up classic lantern detailing without quoting a specific period. A central four-arm cluster carries candle sockets in a quiet, restrained posture, letting the cage do the visual work.
The Cage Chandelier reworks a traditional lantern reference through curved metalwork, with open structure holding light within a single continuous gesture.