Lightyears Concert

During his work in creating Concert, Jørn Utzon sought to develop a pendant with its own pure and organic idiom of design. The final shade configuration is visually characteristic of Utzon and is reminiscent of his greatest work, the Sydney Opera House. In its own way the Concert is also a highly innovative structure and is carefully designed to give a diffused light without compromising the strength of illumination. The Concert is built up of four upper shades and a lower parabola of white lacquered drawn steel, which are mounted on an internal suspension unit made of hand-blown, acid etched glass. This suspension unit creates a pleasant, even light between the shades and at the same time illuminates the two upward elements and part of the white textured cord. The bottom shade casts light downward to the parabola, which then diffuses it, not only softening the light but also preventing glare regardless of the height of the lamp.