With Melt, Tom Dixon's experiments in the technologically advanced field of vacuum metallisation take on a new twist. Melt Chrome is a distorted lit globe born from their collaboration with Swedish radical design collective FRONT. The light bouncing and reflecting around the uneven surfaces creates a dramatic melting hot blown glass effect. Melt is translucent when on and mirror-finish when off. Its internal luminosity is visible in full daylight. At night, it emits an attractive, mildly hallucinogenic light, akin to recent Hubble Telescope images of the cosmos.
