As a child you could easily watch bubbles drift away until it was impossible to see them any longer.
The delicate colours of soap bubbles have been faithfully reproduced to form what’s known as iridescent glass. It’s gloriously suited to light fittings and we are so excited to share the recent trend for Iridescent lights.
What is iridescent?
The palest pastel hints of luminous colour which seems to alter pigment when you look at it from a different angle. The finish is like the surface of a soap bubble, the shimmering colours of fish scales, the delicate sheen from mother of pearl. It’s everything magical, beautiful and dreamlike you imagine… it’s sure to have us gazing upwardly like the awe-inspired children we once were.
Highly lustrous shimmering wispy pale watery colours, not one colour but every beautiful colour in the rainbow, working in harmony to portray a transparency like vapour as if the dream-like jewel effect could ‘pop’ and be lost forever.
Lights that use the iridescent glass look spectacular even when switched off, as they have the ability to pick up the smallest amount of light around them, refracting and reflecting the light. This brings life, movement and endless enjoyment to the observer.
The visual appeal of iridescent when the light is off adds a whole heap in the glamour stakes as often, your main lights are off during the day, which amounts to about 50% of the time; but, oh my! when the light is switched on – double bubble!
We’d suggest teaming your iridescent light with vintage style filament bulbs – it really is beyond describing how fantastic these lights are! This is a bold statement, but they rival the beauty of a dragonfly’s wings surrounding a firefly.
Sometimes known as petrol glass, more often dichroic, iridescent lighting looks great in every room, especially in a room that has lots of windows, as the natural light will shine through and paint rainbows everywhere!
Lights on, or lights off, it’s excellent value, a light fitting that looks amazing all the time.