🎀The Art of a Ribbon: Inside the Ellery Gros-Grain Lighting Collection

Dezember 05, 2025

Some designs begin with a material; others start with a gesture. The Ellery Gros-Grain Lighting Collection is born from the union of both—gros-grain ribbon with its signature texture, and the graceful motion of tying a bow—reshaped into sculptural lighting pieces spanning a wall lamp, table lamp, and floor lamp.

What began as a study of a simple ribbon evolved into a full lighting series, each piece expressing the same poetic idea through its own scale, silhouette, and presence. The collection captures beauty in motion, preserving the quiet elegance of a tied bow in forms of light that feel both sculptural and sentimental.

1. Material — Turning Gros-Grain Ribbon Into Light

The essence of the Ellery Collection lies in transforming a soft textile into a lasting sculptural form.

Why Brass?

Brass offers the ideal balance of beauty and performance:

• it can be heated and shaped into graceful, fabric-like curves
• it holds those sculptural lines permanently without losing definition
• its natural warmth enhances the “gift-like” glow of the ribbon form
• its surface reflects light softly along the gros-grain texture
• it is strong enough to support the open loops and delicate tails

Each bow carries the same ribbed gros-grain pattern,pressed into the brass surface to recreate the tactile feel of real ribbon.

Why These Shades?

The black shade sharpens the silhouette, adding drama.
The white shade softens the glow, creating quiet warmth.

Why These Finishes?

Brass brings a warm, nostalgic glow—similar to the richness of a wrapped gift—making the ribbon feel soft and inviting even in metal form.
Polished Nickel offers a cool, modern contrast that emphasizes the bow’s crisp lines and sculptural precision.

Material choices create emotional meaning—
a ribbon you can’t crease, fade, or untie, preserved forever in metal.

2. Proportion — One Bow, Three Interpretations

Although united by the same signature ribbon, each lamp reimagines the motif according to its function, scale, and the type of space it lives in.

The Wall Lamp — The Gesture

Mounted at eye level, the wall lamp highlights the ribbon at its most expressive moment:

• open, airy loops
• naturally curved tails
• a tall tapered shade that balances the shape
• a slim stem that keeps the bow in focus

Where it works best:
Hallways, entryways, dining rooms, bedside areas—anywhere you want a warm, welcoming accent without taking up floor or table space.

The Table Lamp — The Companion

Designed for closer interaction, the table lamp brings the bow to a more personal scale:

• a tighter, more compact bow
• proportions refined for desk or bedside height
• a base with a reflective inset for added stability and polish

Where it works best:
Nightstands, consoles, home offices, living room side tables—places where you want soft, practical lighting that still feels decorative.

The Floor Lamp — The Presence

The tallest and most architectural version of the bow:

• a long, slender stem that creates a clean vertical line
• the bow placed at mid-height for visibility across the room
• a crystal block base that adds weight, clarity, and stability
• shade options that shift the mood from soft (white) to dramatic (black)

Where it works best:
Living rooms, reading corners, bedrooms, or next to accent chairs—anywhere you need height, ambient light, and a sculptural statement in one piece.

3. Craft — Freezing Movement Through Handwork

Creating a brass bow that looks light and effortless takes remarkable skill.
Each piece in the Ellery Collection goes through a detailed, hands-on process to achieve its fluid, ribbon-like form.

• Heating the Brass

The brass is gently heated to make it pliable enough to bend without cracking, allowing artisans to shape it as gracefully as real gros-grain ribbon.

• Hand-Shaping the Loops and Tails

Every curve is formed by hand.
This is why no two bows are ever perfectly identical—each carries its own subtle variations, just like a hand-tied ribbon.

• Pressing Gros-Grain Texture

Fine linear ridges are pressed into the brass surface to replicate the tactile pattern of gros-grain ribbon, adding depth and enhancing how the light plays across the metal.

• Sculpting Natural Drape

The ribbon tails are fine-tuned until they fall convincingly,
preserving the illusion of movement frozen in time.

• Welding & Assembly

The components are welded with precision so the bow appears to float seamlessly from the stem—especially important in the taller floor lamp, where alignment and balance are crucial.

• Finishing & Shade Pairing

Each piece is polished, finished, and paired with its shade to ensure consistency across the series, whether in brass or polished nickel.

4. Color & Finish — Three Expressions of the Same Form

Brass + Black

Dramatic, evening-forward, and sculptural.
A striking choice for dining rooms, hallways, or any space that benefits from a bold focal point.

Brass + White

Light, romantic, and inviting.The soft glow works beautifully in bedrooms, living rooms, and warm transitional interiors.

Polished Nickel + White

Modern, clean, and architectural.The cool-toned finish highlights the bow’s crisp lines and gives the piece a refined contemporary edge.

Floor Lamp Shades: White or Black

• White creates a quiet, diffused luminosity.
• Black adds contrast, depth, and a more atmospheric nighttime look.

05. Emotional Value — Lighting That Feels Like a Gift

What makes the Ellery Gros-Grain Bow Series truly specialis not just its materials or its craft—but its emotion.

It brings a sense of celebration into everyday life.A ribbon tied around a gift,
a gesture of care,a moment of beauty preserved in metal and light.

• The wall lamp greets.
• The table lamp accompanies.
• The floor lamp elevates.

Together, they create a continuous narrative of grace,bringing softness, celebration, and artistry into everyday life.

Light, wrapped like a gift.

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