How alabaster pendant, wall, and portable lighting was specified to bring warmth to an industrial interior without disrupting its architecture.
House of Interiors is an interdisciplinary design venue in Zurich, developed with Zurich-based interior architecture studio Iria Degen. The brief paired alabaster’s warmth against an intentionally raw industrial base — exposed structure, cool material tones — across three distinct lighting moments: an entrance statement at the spiral staircase, a sense of movement through the corridors, and flexible ambient light throughout the rooms.
WHY TUBULAR BELLS, SLIM WS, AND WIRELESS MOON
✓ TUBULAR BELLS — a cluster of alabaster cylinders suspended at varying heights from a single ceiling base, available in 3-, 6-, or 12-shade configurations, specified at the entrance to frame the spiral staircase
✓ SLIM WS — a slender alabaster wall sconce just 2.36 inches in diameter, repeated along the corridors at intervals to build a sense of rhythm and movement through the building
✓ WIRELESS MOON — a cordless alabaster sphere available in three sizes (5.91, 7.09, or 9.45 inches in diameter), running on a built-in rechargeable battery and rated IP44 for indoor or outdoor use, placed freely throughout the rooms with no fixed wiring
✓ Alabaster as the shared material across all three — the same natural stone, glowing from within rather than reflecting light off a surface, softening the venue’s exposed industrial shell without disguising it
✓ Three formats, one material family — a ceiling statement, a wall rhythm, and a cordless point of light, covering an entire building’s lighting program on a single specified material point of light, covering an entire building’s lighting program on a single specified material
