London studio Doshi Levien produces a collection of lamps using automotive aluminium

London studio Doshi Levien has reportedly produced a collection of lamps called ‘Earth to Sky’, using automotive aluminium. The collection includes two table lamps, one ceiling light, and a series of wall-hung lights designed as pieces of art, as well as to provide illumination.

Each piece features at least one element of aluminium shaped using the technique employed to make and repair cars.

For the first time, Doshi Levien has produced a collection entirely itself, starting from its conception to production.

"The reason we started this project was to have complete freedom," said studio founders Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien.

The series of wall-hung lights features a vertical rod of brass that stands over a metre high with interlocking concave and convex pieces of solid and perforated aluminium. The light comes in single and double bulb variations with differing overlapping forms.

One of the two table lamps sits on a cylindrical marble base and has an exposed golden bulb that rests inside a concave aluminium form. The other also has a cylindrical base but made from a tube of steel.

"The collection perfectly symbolises the idea of earth to sky," said the studio. "Earth through the hand craftsmanship, the hammer on metal, the heaviness of the materials, while sky with the aerial, ethereal quality of the sculptures, like precious creatures suspended in air," the studio explains further.