Fruitcake Terrazzo Floor Lamp

Inspired by time spent living in Milan and moving through terrazzo spaces, I experimented with crushed glass aggregate to develop a terrazzo casting technique using concentric IKEA salad bowls, and 2-part pourable resin plastic, tumbled sea glass, and a generous dose of mold release to create Fruitcake, a translucent terrazzo floor light.

2015, tumbled glass, epoxy resin, wood, ceramic and plastic light fixture hardware.

Exhibition photography by Rachel Vera

Side view of multi-colored Fruitcake Terrazzo Lamp Sculpture lit up on a brown surface
Top of multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture lit on a brown surface
Multi-colored rock aggregates on labeled white paper in front of organized boxes and cutting mat table
Bottom of round test sample for multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture on cutting mat
A glass bowl filled with multi-colored terrazzo material on brown cardboard with blue tape
A multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture sample with rough rock edges above concrete floor
Multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture sample breaking during drop test on concrete floor in workshop
Bowl of multi-colored rock aggregates on a black table
A man in a yellow shirt inspecting multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture being molded in two metal bowls with four planks of wood on top of black table
Brian Madden's thumb with a face and eyes above a multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture in a two metal bowl mold in a box
Top down view of two people's hands touching the metal bowl mold for a multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture in a studio
Hand trimming multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture after pulling the lamp from epoxy mold on wood table
Multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture next to steel Ikea bowl mold on a brown wood table in front of black wall with map
A hand holding a multi-colored fruitcake terrazzo lamp sculpture illuminated above a brown table
Light plugged in on a brown floor in front of a persons green shoes
Multi-colored Fruitcake Terrazzo Lamp Sculpture lit up on a gray surface in a gallery