Maurer was inspired by a scene one day in Venice, watching as fishermen pulled their nets from the salty water. As the nets were lifted to side of the ship, the sunlight caught the droplets of water, sparkling, falling from the woven rope.
The image was so compelling and beautiful to him, he carried it for 30 years, until finally he was inspired to make a light fixture representing the nets he had seen that day.
The result is the above, displayed at the annual gallery showing in Milan. The wire mesh 'nets' are suspended from the ceiling and thousands of Swarovski crystals catch the light like the glistening drops of sea water.
I love how inspiration comes...
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