BRIAR – VIRGIN HOTEL EDINBURGH

Briar is our Scottish Rose, a large-scale 3D printed chandelier that we recently completed in a beautiful refurbished gothic church for Virgin Hotels in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Briar is inspired by stone tracery , an old method of crafting ornate, curvilinear window frames in cathedrals. We used 3D printing and parametric design to bring this art to the third dimension.

We used a mixture of PLA polylactic acid, a bioplastic made from fermented sugar, and brass powder, celebrating ancient craft whilst also empowering new ways of circular thinking.

BRIAR – VIRGIN HOTEL EDINBURGH

DATE 2023

LOCATION Virgin Hotel, Edinburgh Scotland

STATUS COMPLETED

CLIENT FLEMYN

BRIAR TEAM: 

Mamou-Mani Architects: 

Arthur Mamou-Mani, Nina Pestel, Mathias Gmachl, Krishna Bhat, David Akindipe, Harry Kingam, Shalom Osuchukwu

FabPub: 

Liam Richards, Giovanni Panico, Aslinur Taskin, Jonah Maxted, Andros Antoniades

Lighting: Chelsom Lighting

Photo: Studio Naaro

Special Thanks to Luigi Gatti Bonati, Mark Valentine and Grant Aitken.