The Earth to Sky collection is the result of perseverance and time, of synchronicity, intuition and fortuitous encounters. Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien set out to create something truly unique, exploring lighting as a sculptural object, rather than a functional, utilitarian creation. These are neither lamps nor lights, but magical sculptures¹.

Each piece begins with a pattern – not unlike those used in garment making. The aluminium is cut, shaped over wooden blocks with a mallet, then joined with a near-invisible weld. The precision is extraordinary, but it’s the irregularity that makes the objects sing. You can feel the time in them. The light they emit isn’t showy. It’s soft, ambient – more of a glow than a beam. The light becomes part of the object, not something separate. It inhabits the form.

These objects have lived with Doshi and Levien for a while now, who admit that they still don’t know exactly what they are. But perhaps that is the point. They’re not meant to be easily categorised. They’re meant to be encountered. To sit in space and gently disrupt it. To invite a moment of pause. They ask nothing of the viewer, but offer a kind of presence. They’re not anchored by function. They float – somewhere between the hand and the sky.