In 2016, we were approached by Digital Ambiance to design and fabricate a sculptural chandelier piece at the ICM Headquarters of the MGM Towers in Los Angeles, California. The Light Tapestry, as it was dubbed, hangs in the center of a five-story stairwell, with the top three floors being visible to the lobby via a large internal window.

After receiving design requirements from Digital Ambiance and HoK Architectural Group, we began modeling the piece and performing structural analysis. It needed to be made from a lightweight aluminum frame, with a mirrored steel bottom surface. This created a structure to support the LED strands Digital Ambiance was creating and all of the electrical equipment needed to power them. The entire unit then needed to be able to lower down 40ft for future servicing using a set of 4 cable winches provided by Aladdin Lifts. The final design spec to be met was seismic stability and safety. We created a tensioned steel cable net that connected to each of the weights at the bottom of the LED strands and anchored to the building walls.

Installation was a collaboration between Tesseract, Digital Ambiance and HoK Architectural Group. The final product was a beautiful and unique LED and mirrored metal system.