Renew: 27/07/2022 16:43
Issued by: 27/07/2022, 15:02
Kamenický enov (Českolipsko) – Preciosa Illuminating Glass Kamenický enov, one of the largest lighting manufacturers, completed the installation of a giant lamp for the Crown Sydney complex. The stair light, which spans four floors, weighs nearly five tons and can change color dynamically. But this is not the only light fixture from the Czech workshop, Preciosa delivered 475 lamps to the complex in the Barangaroo area, Jan Huk told TK today for the company.
The project, which is one of the largest in the company’s history, has been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. “Just like in other industries, we too have to deal with global transportation problems, and construction and installation itself is more challenging when completing all elements of a project on site. Here, from our side, a big thank you to both of them. our business partners and Preciosy Lighting’s international team,” added project manager Jakub Blumtritt.
200 people participated in the order for the Australian complex. “For Preciosa Lighting, this is one of the largest projects ever,” said Jan Volšík, vice chairman of the board of directors and director of sales and marketing of the company. According to him, the challenge for Czech glassmakers was primarily the stair lighting, which was completely different from the usual projects made at Preciose Lighting. Each blade is mounted at a different angle to achieve the desired effect, the entire installation is fixed without visible screws.
Light connects the first four floors of the hotel, which at 275 meters is the dominant feature of the complex. The installation mimics the shape of a ladder and consists of nearly 400 slats with a length of three to 7.5 meters. “The lower hundred slats end in a block of hand-cut crystal. Together they form a ring of crystal chandeliers on the ground floor of the lobby. This is a dynamic installation that can be programmed every five centimeters, with the color of the lamps being adjusted and changing. The lighting, which Taking a year to manufacture, the glassblower uses more than 35,000 stones and 102 crystal blocks,” said Huk.
In addition to central lighting for the stairs, glassmakers at Kamenický enov produced lighting for other rooms in the skyscraper completed in 2020. Chandeliers made of Czech crystal illuminate the ballroom, atrium, reception and vestibule, some of which are heavy. up to three-quarters of a tonne. The wellness area is decorated with hand-blown saucer-shaped lamps, each more than one meter in diameter. “This is the largest piece the glass factory has produced this way so far. One of them weighs about 20 kilograms and three glass workers each work on it,” he added.
The production of crystal chandeliers and luminaires has a tradition of nearly three hundred years in Kamenické enov. Preciosa-Lustry, which is their largest Czech producer, is part of the Preciosa glass and jewelry group, which employs nearly 4,000 people in the Czech Republic. The company delivers original lighting installations for commercial and private residential projects worldwide, from North America to the Middle East to Asia.
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