THE FUSE

Is it a mushroom? Is it a singular bloom of lily-of-the-valley, immersing us in a world much larger than our own? Many lighting collections quietly deny our collective need to be a tiny fairy in a forest. With Bloom, new life springs eternal. The sculptural 16-piece lighting collection from Rhode Island–based studio Hwang Bishop draws on desert botanicals and wind-carved dunes, each petal-like form shaped by hand and alive with gesture. Bloom also marks the debut of the studio’s new Matte Glaze Palette—an evolution for ceramic artist and founder Felicia Hwang, long celebrated for her richly saturated gloss glazes.