Siemon & Salazar’s Banded Orb pendant lights draw inspiration from natural and artificial features of and around their home space in Southern California. The Banded Orb distinctive characteristics include its handmade hanging sphere composed of alternating layers of opaque and transparent colors that have been applied to clear glass.
Made in their Santa Ana, Calif., studio the Banded Orb is hand blown, shaped in lead free crystal and signed. Although the pictures on this blog post are nice, they don’t do the pendant justice. After seeing the pendant up close, the glass is so divine and round that most can’t help but touch it to try to get a feel for the true beauty of the glass and its outstanding color patterns.
Caleb’s beginnings, “Caleb Siemon founded his glass studio in 1999 in Costa Mesa, California. With the help of a group of friends, which included Carmen Salazar, he transformed an old auto body shop into an artists’ enclave complete with a village of vintage trailers in the parking lot. An everchanging collection of visiting artists helped shape the physical design and the philosophy of the studio. During this time Caleb began to develop his signature style. Thick glass, swathes of color and superior craftsmanship became trademarks of his work.” (Caleb)
