Barnacles on a steel stem. A linear run, or a standing tower.
Douglas Column is the Barnacle cast, multiplied. Segments are drilled and skewered on a steel stem, hung as a linear run over a table or stood on a foot as a tower. One lamp per segment, driverless G9, dimmable at the wall.
Blown and cast by hand in a natural mould. Dimensions, colour and texture vary from the photographs; no two pieces match, including yours.
- Series
- Spire · 2026
- Materials
- Mould-blown barnacles, drilled and skewered on a steel stem. G9 lamp per segment.
- Dimensions
- Each segment about 150 mm. Runs of five to nine, towers of three to five. Any length.
- Edition
- Signed and numbered.
- Lead time
- Commission. 8 to 10 weeks from deposit.
- Status
- Made to order
- Location
- Vancouver
- Maker
- Austen Goodman, Bo
The glass
Every piece is poured once. The swatches choose your pour, not a shelf.
First run in progress, nothing listed publicly yet — the list hears first.
Commissions and quiet questions: inquire →
Specifications
Story
The Column stands narrow and true, or hangs long and low. The same cast as the Barnacle, stacked until it reads as a line.
Quiet unlit; a run of warm segments when it is on.
Object
- Series
- Spire · 2026
- Materials
- Mould-blown barnacles, drilled and skewered on a steel stem. G9 lamp per segment.
- Dimensions
- Each segment about 150 mm. Runs of five to nine, towers of three to five. Any length.
- Edition
- Signed and numbered.
- Tags
- Mould blown, Bark, Signed
The light
A warm low-voltage LED sits where the cast runs thickest. The glass does the shading: thick sections go deep and quiet, thin sections go bright, and the bark's texture decides which is which.
It is house light, not task light. Hang it low over a table or alone in a hallway and let the wall carry the glow. It is happiest at dusk and after.
There is nothing to maintain. Dust it when you think of it.
First run in progress, nothing listed publicly yet — the list hears first.
Commissions and quiet questions: inquire →