• Introduction to Objects
    • All Objects
    • Vessels
    • Comme Des Garçons
    • Hermès
    • Introduction to Lighting
    • All Lighting
    • Pendants
    • Sconces
    • Floor Lamps
    • Introduction to Furniture
    • All Furniture
    • Stools
    • Abacus Screen
    • Introduction to Commisions
    • All Commissions
    • Rain Chandelier
    • Crystal Sphere Chandelier
    • Constellation
    • Glass Slide Chandelier
    • Astrolabe
    • Bio
    • Artist Statement
    • Introduction to Process
    • Process
    • Publications By Year
    • Publications By Cover
  • 16th century astrolabe
    16th century astrolabe
    COMMISSIONS
    ASTROLABE

    With the Astrolabe, Alison explores her ongoing interest in creating contemporary forms from historical and scientific apparatuses. Inspired by a 16th-century handheld astrolabe device that was used to chart the stars along nautical pathways, the device is here reinterpreted in bronze and hand-etched sheet glass with optical lenses and blown up to a sculptural scale for a site-specific location.

  • Form study drawings, graphite on mylar
    Form study drawings, graphite on mylar
    COMMISSIONS
    ASTROLABE

    With the Astrolabe, Alison explores her ongoing interest in creating contemporary forms from historical and scientific apparatuses. Inspired by a 16th-century handheld astrolabe device that was used to chart the stars along nautical pathways, the device is here reinterpreted in bronze and hand-etched sheet glass with optical lenses and blown up to a sculptural scale for a site-specific location.

  • Drawings for Astrolabe suspension
    Drawings for Astrolabe suspension
    COMMISSIONS
    ASTROLABE

    With the Astrolabe, Alison explores her ongoing interest in creating contemporary forms from historical and scientific apparatuses. Inspired by a 16th-century handheld astrolabe device that was used to chart the stars along nautical pathways, the device is here reinterpreted in bronze and hand-etched sheet glass with optical lenses and blown up to a sculptural scale for a site-specific location.

  • Astrolabe cad drawings
    Astrolabe cad drawings
    COMMISSIONS
    ASTROLABE

    With the Astrolabe, Alison explores her ongoing interest in creating contemporary forms from historical and scientific apparatuses. Inspired by a 16th-century handheld astrolabe device that was used to chart the stars along nautical pathways, the device is here reinterpreted in bronze and hand-etched sheet glass with optical lenses and blown up to a sculptural scale for a site-specific location.

  • Astrolabe installation day view
    Astrolabe installation day view
    Skylight study
    COMMISSIONS
    ASTROLABE

    With the Astrolabe, Alison explores her ongoing interest in creating contemporary forms from historical and scientific apparatuses. Inspired by a 16th-century handheld astrolabe device that was used to chart the stars along nautical pathways, the device is here reinterpreted in bronze and hand-etched sheet glass with optical lenses and blown up to a sculptural scale for a site-specific location.

  • Astrolabe installation views
    Astrolabe installation views
    COMMISSIONS
    ASTROLABE

    With the Astrolabe, Alison explores her ongoing interest in creating contemporary forms from historical and scientific apparatuses. Inspired by a 16th-century handheld astrolabe device that was used to chart the stars along nautical pathways, the device is here reinterpreted in bronze and hand-etched sheet glass with optical lenses and blown up to a sculptural scale for a site-specific location.

  • Astrolabe detail of glass etching
    Astrolabe detail of glass etching
    COMMISSIONS
    ASTROLABE

    With the Astrolabe, Alison explores her ongoing interest in creating contemporary forms from historical and scientific apparatuses. Inspired by a 16th-century handheld astrolabe device that was used to chart the stars along nautical pathways, the device is here reinterpreted in bronze and hand-etched sheet glass with optical lenses and blown up to a sculptural scale for a site-specific location.

  • Astrolabe night view
    Astrolabe night view
    COMMISSIONS
    ASTROLABE

    With the Astrolabe, Alison explores her ongoing interest in creating contemporary forms from historical and scientific apparatuses. Inspired by a 16th-century handheld astrolabe device that was used to chart the stars along nautical pathways, the device is here reinterpreted in bronze and hand-etched sheet glass with optical lenses and blown up to a sculptural scale for a site-specific location.