Thomas Bonzom's stand is a permanent dazzling one, with its head in the air, its gaze turned towards an illuminated ceiling. Crystals, pendants, Murano glass, colors or transparencies, 1790 or 1970, Everything is mingled in a dazzling clutter This baroudeur-sureur-antiquaire juggles with styles, eras and techniques as he juggles with extreme sports: guided by his insatiable curiosity and his inextinguishable taste of adventure
From an Art of Fire to the Other Expert in Islamic ceramics Haute-Epoque, it is quite natural that Thomas Bonzom was interested in the art of light Chandeliers, lamps, lighting, all touch the handling of a Thomas of the Fire, a cousin of ceramics: the glassware. Without being burned on the wings, Thomas approached as close as possible to this piece of furniture which is not really one: suspended, laid or hung, Not She sublime an interior, that she sets the tone of her decoration or, on the contrary, that she signs it "It is always the first or the last thing that one buys," sums up the expert. The luster has quickly become an addictive passion for Thomas, charmed by the wealth of designs, shapes, materials, functionalities and uses. From direct lighting to a diffusion mediated by a hundred crystals. On this iconic Bakalowits & Sohne chandelier of the 60s, light is a delicate art that requires a great technical knowledge to achieve these magical effects
TECHNOLOGY BEFORE EVERYTHING Each chandelier is a restoration puzzle. Whether we have taken care of it or neglected it, their basic material, the glass, is of a formidable fragility. Thousands of tassels of any style and a large address book of artisans (glassmakers, turners, bronziers ...) ready to dismantle, complete and reassemble to restore the work its former gloss. More delicate is the light. How, in fact, restore the brightness? Finding the correct bulbs for an 18th century fixture? Respect the variations of a jewel 70? A real work of sourcing takes place then Thomas can also appeal to the innovations technologies of which he remains always informed. Thus, the LED can sometimes save one of these distant ancestors. Far from pushing back Thomas, this technical challenge excites his passion and gives even more of prizes to these discoveries once rehabilitated. As proof, it never forgets to immortalize in photo the chandelier before and after. LARGE HOUSES AND GREAT NAMES to the variety of materials (brass, steel, glass in all its forms ) echoes to the diversity of the houses represented by Thomas: Baguès, Veronese, Fontana Arte, Venini, Barovier, Seguso, Stilnovo, Arredoluce ... We do not count them anymore! To these great manufactures that have marked the history of our interiors and their lighting are added the signatures of the designers of the twentieth who rubbed themselves into the exercise and even took to the game like Gino Sarfatti, Angelo Lelii, Gio Ponti or the Japanese designer Motoko Ishii whose soap bubble designs seem to be constantly on the verge of exploding. Sometimes surprising names such as the addresses where Thomas discovers these treasures: from the courthouse in Amsterdam to the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the most incredible places often contain the most spectacular lights!
Thomas Bonzom, alley 4, stands 14 & 16, Serpette
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