Dawn 10 Vertical | إضاءة الثريا | Matthew McCormick Studio — Matthew McCormick Studio | Modern Lighting Design

The hand-finishing is obvious up close—every edge has that warm, subtle depth you don’t get from mass-produced pieces. It’s been up for two weeks now and the vertical light pattern still makes the hallway feel like a gallery. Probably the most striking purchase I’ve made this year.

The vertical silhouette casts the most incredible shadows on the wall at dusk, and the hand-finished surface catches the light differently from every angle. It arrived perfectly packed and took maybe twenty minutes to install, which I honestly didn't expect for something this sculptural.

The hand-finishing is immediately obvious—every edge catches the light differently, and the vertical form feels almost weightless hanging in our stairwell. It took a few days to fully appreciate how the sculptural shape shifts throughout the day, but now I catch myself staring at it every evening. W