British Lighting Manufacturer Original BTC
Launches New Collections For SS16
Established in 1990, Original BTC
manufactures relaxed, familiar lighting
for domestic and contract interiors.
Hand-assembled in Oxford from the
finest aluminium, chrome and bone
china, the essential collection of table,
floor, wall and pendant lights is instantly
comfortable, unassumingly elegant and
accessibly priced.
One of the forerunners of industrial style,
founder Peter Bowles’ updated classics
and original designs are
inspired by traditional factory
fittings and iconic 1940s
design. Four UK production
facilities – all owned by
Original BTC - are dedicated to
constructing the beautifully
unprocessed lights. Aluminium
shades and bases are handspun from sheet metal in
the heart of the country’s
metal-working industry, glass
shades are mouth-blown in
Birmingham while bone china
shades and ceiling roses are
hand-cast in Stoke-on-Trent.
blown glass pendants marked a new
direction for Original BTC. The brand’s first
in-house manufactured glass collection,
Globe pendants are free-blown at its
Birmingham-based glassworks using
artisanal techniques first developed in
the twelfth century. Capturing Original
BTC’s simple elegance and attention to
detail, each pendant features a chrome
or brass fitting with a matching chrome
or brass wire suspension and bulb holder,
plus trademark braided cable.
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Quality, detail and mix of
materials is key: metallic
painted, glass or china shades
are paired with polished, satin
or chromed bases, offset by
matching cotton braided flex.
Functional and practical, stems
can be raised and lowered and
shades angled to create the
perfect ambience.
Classic ranges include the
iconic bone china Hector,
available as a table, pendant,
wall and floor light. Launched twenty
five years ago, the simple yet effective
dome-shaped Hector is a British design
classic. Further key ranges include the
industrial styleTitan pendant, available
in polished aluminium and a range of
powder-coated colours, as well as the
Taskcollection of table, floor, wall and
pendant lights. More recently, the Stanley
collection of pendants, available in brass,
nickel, copper and black nickel, has
become one of the brand’s most popular
designs. The Globecollection of mouth-
New for 2016
Launched at Maison et Objet this year,
Hatton is Original BTC’s largest and most
technically challenging collection yet.
With the aim of pushing bone china
to its very limits, the Hatton collection
uses highly skilled, labour-intensive
processes to create multi-faceted forms
which explore, maximise and celebrate
the material’s translucency, luminosity
and versatility. “From the designing and
making of the mould to the complicated
production process of the shades
themselves, we’ve taken bone china to
its absolute limit in size and form. It’s
a tremendous accomplishment for all
involved and we’re proud to show how
technically brilliant British manufacturing
can be,” says Bowles, recent winner of a
Queen’s Award for Enterprise in honour of
his international success.
Also launched for 2016, the 1960s
inspired Walterexudes retro glamour.
With a striking combination of brushed
satin copper or brass and a
choice of anthracite or opal
glass, the clean-lined table
light features a beautifully
integrated on-off switch and
twistable dimmer, while the
glass shade sits on copper or
brass gallery screws, secured
to the base with matching
copper finials.
The new Christie Rise & Fall
pendant, hand slip-cast at
Original BTC’s Stoke-on-Trent
bone china factory, features
a moulded, fluted shade
which creates hypnotic
shadow-play, each organic
fold echoing the movement
and flow found in nature,
from the rise and fall of
ocean waves and rolling hills
to the gentle corrugation
of washed-out shells. The
Christie offers perfect
solution for combined eating,
cooking and entertaining
spaces; simply lower to
create intimate, atmospheric
dining zones and raise for a
broad spread of shadow-free
task lighting for food preparation and
daytime meals. Effortless and elegant, the
delicate bone china pendant will soften
the clean lines of contemporary kitchens
while blending beautifully with more
traditional schemes.
For more information:
www.originalbtc.com