Selenite and Gold Leaf Console Lamp

A column of raw selenite rises through a gold-leafed iron armature, the mineral's translucent, striated surface held in quiet tension against the warm luminosity of the metal. At thirty-eight inches, the lamp commands a console or entry table with the authority of a sculptural object as much as a functional one. John Richard brings an atelier sensibility to the pairing of stone and finish, allowing the natural variation of the selenite to animate what might otherwise read as pure geometry.