''Why can’t light pool, drip, or drape?” asks Alex Josephson, cofounder of Toronto based design studio Partisans. Parachilna Gweilo Lamps, a lamp with a sculptural form that folds and bends like light rays themselves, is an answer to this question.
Gweilo is handmade by Parachilna in Barcelona, Spain, the thermoforming process takes an etched optical-grade acrylic sheet and produces the signature folds and curves while it is molten and still pliable. A metal strip containing an embedded LED is then affixed vertically to the cooled transparent sheet’s edge to diffuse the light across the etchings, amplifying the illumination. Available in a variety of sizes, Parachilna's Gweilo readily functions as a room accent, divider or simply a wondrous focal point.
The Gweilo from Parachilna is equal parts light, equal parts art. The design of the Gweilo looks almost impossible, the light travels through the fabric like material, acting as both the diffuser and source of light. The acrylic sheet has been carefully folded into an intricate shape that looks chaotic, but organized and solid at the same time.
