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Vibia’s New Composing Pendants System Offers Endless Possibilities

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Vibia’s New Composing Pendants System Offers Endless Possibilities

Author: Interior Design Staff

What happens when disparate elements come together to create a cohesive whole? That’s a harmonious composition. And that’s the idea behind Composing Pendants, Vibia’s new lighting installation method that combines multiple pendants into a single system, giving architects and designers the ability to create individualized lighting solutions.

Comprising 10 lights designed by renowned industrial and product designers and coming in varying sizes, shapes, styles, and finishes, Composing Pendants offers the ability to mix and match lamp designs to form an interesting, layered look. Four fitting options allow the lighting system to be tailored to residential and contract architecture.

North. Courtesy of Vibia.

Tokyo-based industrial designer Ichiro Iwasaki’s Flat and Tube Free take two distinct approaches: Flat comprises stacked, floating metallic discs that cast an indirect glow, while Tube Free offers two shade diameters and six color options. Arik Levy’s North is similarly customizable, with a conical shade available in different sizes, colors, and finishes that can be combined to create geometric forms. His Wireflow Free takes a more linear approach, with one to nine LEDs that can be configured with or without glass. The piece’s black electrical cable becomes part of the design.

Mayfair. Courtesy of Vibia.

Overall, geometric and linear forms commingle with more organic shapes to create a dynamic composition. Halo Jewel by Martín Azúa comes in circular and linear versions, Slim by Jordi Vilardell renders LEDs in a slender pendant, and Lievore Altherr Molina’s Skan is simple and timeless with warm, welcoming light. The mouth-blown glass spheres of Algorithm Free by Toan Nguyen add a softer element that works alongside the more architectural pendants. Diego Fortunato’s Mayfair offers dimmable LED illumination, while Tempo by Lievore Altherr plays with transparency, translucency, and opacity through opaline glass in disc, diamond, and oval shapes.

Skan. Courtesy of Vibia.

The four fitting solutions ensure that the lights may integrate with existing building specs. Remote and recessed connections work with accessible drop ceilings, while surface and wire-free mounting provide options for spaces without.

Ultimately, Composing Pendants is less about any single light or aesthetic and more about what happens when these elements are considered together. By combining different forms, scales, materials, and sources of illumination, architects and designers can create arrangements that feel intentional, balanced, and cohesive.