Very Light Box (W141)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Ralph Ball
Title
Very Light Box
Made in
London
Date
1998
Description
Box made of rusted sheet steel, containing light bulbs in numerous shapes and sizes.
Materials and techniques
1/4" rusted plate steel, welded construction, sheet steel insert carrying wire bulbs (x 4). Assorted opal finish bulbs, various sizes and shapes acting as diffusers to lit bulbs.
Dimensions
height: 28cm
width: 28cm
length: 34cm
Object number
W141
Category
References
Jeremy Myerson - Mind Games in Design Week (Oct-98)
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Very Light Box, Ralph Ball, 1998, © Ralph Ball, Crafts Council Collection: W141. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
Maker's statement
Part of ongoing collection exploring self referencing of lights and furniture in a modernist context. This piece part of the "Naked Light" collection within the Introspective Furniture Series.