"There is a moment at dusk when the boundary between sky and water dissolves. The sun hangs low, the tide softens, and the surface of the sea becomes a trembling mirror, holding light in fragments. Studio Haran's Sandscape Collection seems to trap that exact instant. These sculptural luminaires do not simply resemble waves. They resemble the reflection of something luminous hovering above them, as though the moon or sun has descended and dissolved into ripples."
"The magic lies in the relationship between form and illumination. Each piece is carved with undulating contours derived from real tidal formations scanned along the Cornish coastline. The surface behaves like a miniature seascape, complete with peaks, troughs, and subtle ridgelines. When the spherical light source glows, it does not just illuminate the piece. It performs. The orb reads like a celestial body hovering over water, while the carved wood becomes the restless surface below, catching and scattering its light."
Studio Haran’s Sandscape Collection recreates the dissolved boundary between sky and sea by combining a spherical light source with carved wooden surfaces modeled on Cornish tidal scans. Each luminaire features undulating contours—peaks, troughs, and ridgelines—that scatter and pool light to mimic miniature seascapes. The orb functions like a hovering celestial body while the carved wood becomes a restless water surface that fractures or pools light depending on viewing angle and distance. Material choices such as oak, walnut, ebonised oak, and ceramic accents adjust warmth, depth, contrast, and horizon-like stillness to evoke afternoon sun, twilight, or moonlit seas. The pieces behave as condensed natural phenomena through precise carving and material selection.
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