Doodle Chandelier

Doodle looks drawn rather than made: a single strip of plated brass that loops, crosses and doubles back on itself, like a pen left to wander across a page. The Florentine architect Simone Micheli designed it for Terzani as a picture of how we live now, in paths that tangle and intertwine rather than run in straight lines, and every piece is shaped by hand by Terzani's artisans to its own random route, so no two are the same.

Tiny G4 LED bulbs sit inside the tangle and can be placed anywhere along the line, so the light gathers where you choose. Lit, the open metal throws a second drawing across the walls and ceiling, a web of soft shadow lines that turns a plain room into part of the piece.

Nickel, black nickel, gold or copper plate. The copper is left to age naturally, so it deepens and changes over the years.

In the room

The linear, about 135cm long, is the dining piece: hung low over a table of around 1.8 to 2.4 metres, or over a kitchen island, it reads as a line of light scribbled in the air, and the shadows fall across the table and the ceiling above. The vertical is the same tangle turned on end, a 135cm column of brass that suits a stairwell, a double-height hall, a tall window or the corner beside a staircase, with an overall height set on site between 150 and 235cm. The round, Ø50cm with five lights, is the compact form, for a round table, a hallway or a bedroom.

Doodle is an atmospheric light, using small 2W bulbs: it glows and sparkles and draws on the walls, and it is best layered with discreet downlights where you need to work. Against a dark wall the shadows are softer and the sparkle stronger; against a pale wall the shadow drawing becomes the main event.

Hand-crafted by local artisans for Terzani, a house born in Florence.

Configurations

• Linear, about 135cm long and 30cm high and deep, 7.5kg, 6 x 2W G4 LED, overall drop up to 200cm, canopy plated to match
• Vertical, about 135cm tall and 30cm wide, 7.5kg, 6 x 2W G4 LED, overall height 150 to 235cm, white canopy
• Round, Ø50cm, 5kg, 5 x 2W G4 LED, overall drop 60 to 200cm, white canopy Ø21cm

Specification

• Designer: Simone Micheli
• Material: Brass
• Finishes: Nickel plated, black nickel plated, gold plated, copper plated (ages naturally)
• Light source: Dimmable 2W G4 12V LED bulbs, repositionable along the line
• Dimming: Choose mains trailing-edge (IGBT), 1-10V or PWM, or DALI (DALI versions use a larger canopy)
• Suspension: Clear cord and steel cable, height adjustable on site
• Certification: CE
• Origin: Made in Italy

Every piece is made to order for you. Caspen handles the specification with you, from configuration and finish to drop, control and installation details, requests finish samples where Terzani can supply them, and arranges bespoke cable lengths, sizes and cluster designs through Terzani. Your lead time is confirmed when you order.