Niamh Barry Console Tables
Niamh Barry’s sculptural lighting is an exercise in artistry. The self-taught metalworker approaches each beguiling chandelier, wall light, table lamp and floor lamp with a desire to go beyond the piece’s practicality and create something exceptional. Working in bronze, she welds the metal into intricate shapes that become optical illusions.
Barry was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1968 and graduated from the National College of Art and Design in 1991. After graduation, she opened a studio where she could experiment with light and form based on inspiration from the natural world. In designing her pieces, Barry draws inspiration from everything from plants to astrological patterns.
Barry is particularly well-known for being one of the pioneers of LED lighting. The technology allows her to produce fixtures in novel shapes. The use of bronze and glass, meanwhile, enables her to create a softer and more diffuse glow than one might get with a typical LED lamp, giving her work an inviting feel.
When designing a piece, Barry begins with a simple hand sketch that conveys feeling rather than function. She then makes a model out of wires as well as a model on the computer, which she can digitally manipulate. Finally, metal is bent, rolled and hammered into the desired shape. After the metal is polished to a gleaming shine, the LEDs are integrated into the fixture.
The Business Post called Barry “one of Ireland’s most renowned contemporary artists.” She is among the most prolific names working in LED light sculpture and has been profiled in magazines like Galerie Magazine, Architectural Digest and MODERN Magazine. Since 2001, she has participated in several exhibitions a year, including Themes & Variations, FOG Art + Design and Salon Art + Design.
On 1stDibs, find Niamh Barry lighting and decorative objects.
2010s Irish Niamh Barry Console Tables
Bronze
2010s Irish Niamh Barry Console Tables
Bronze
2010s Irish Niamh Barry Console Tables
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Niamh Barry Console Tables
Travertine
2010s American Modern Niamh Barry Console Tables
Plaster, Plywood
Early 2000s Irish Niamh Barry Console Tables
Pine
18th Century European Antique Niamh Barry Console Tables
Marble
20th Century Minimalist Niamh Barry Console Tables
Marble, Metal
Late 20th Century Niamh Barry Console Tables
Wood
20th Century Art Deco Niamh Barry Console Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Irish Antique Niamh Barry Console Tables
Mahogany
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Niamh Barry Console Tables
Brass
18th Century Irish George II Antique Niamh Barry Console Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Niamh Barry Console Tables
Fiberglass
18th Century Irish Chippendale Antique Niamh Barry Console Tables
Mahogany