Christopher Boots is an Australian lighting designer whose love of natural materials shines through in all of his creations. Boots’s contemporary lighting fixtures are made from brass and quartz crystals, giving them an ethereal glow. His designs include spectacular chandeliers and pendant lights, geometric wall lights and sculptural table lamps.
Boots was born in 1979 in Melbourne, Australia. He initially studied linguistics and literature before graduating from the National School of Design in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design. He apprenticed with pioneering lighting designer Geoffrey Mance and spent several years training in various lighting techniques before developing his unique style.
In 2011, Boots opened the Christopher Boots lighting studio and released his first collection. The studio was founded on the idea of material and metaphysical exploration, combining geometry, symmetry, pattern and symbology. Every piece is made by hand, using both traditional techniques and cutting-edge technology. Boots works with sculptors, ceramicists, glass blowers, coppersmiths and bronze casters to create luminous fixtures.
“I am influenced by nature primarily,” Boots told The Study, “the way nature works and evolves through mathematics, biology and time.” Taking inspiration from nature, many of Boots’s lighting fixtures are modeled after the forms of stalactite, which he describes as “beautiful yet completely haunting.”
Boots’s lighting designs have been showcased at the National Gallery of Victoria, Parliament House in Melbourne, Rossana Orlandi, Hermès in Melbourne and Cassina in Japan.
On 1stDibs, find an extensive collection of Christopher Boots lighting.
Organic Gradient Cluster of Crystal Medium Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Goliath Pendant Light by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 44 x W 50 x H 100 cm. Materials: Clear quartz, smoky quartz, gradient quartz Available in different finishes. Availab...
Quartz
Ombre Meteor Effect Natural Uncut Crystal 210 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Meteor 210 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 25 x W 210 x H 25 cm. Materials: Naturally uncut clear quartz crystals, naturally uncut smoky quartz crystals, aged brass....
Quartz, Brass
Icicle-Shaped Natural Uncut Crystal Pendant Light 45 by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Stalactite 45 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 13.5 x H 45 cm. Materials: Naturally uncut quartz crystals, brass. Available in clear, smoky, or gradient quartz. Avai...
Quartz, Brass
Ombre Meteor Effect Natural Uncut Crystal 120 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Meteor 120 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 25 x W 120 x H 25 cm. Materials: Naturally uncut clear quartz crystals, naturally uncut smoky quartz crystals, gradient qu...
Quartz, Brass
Icicle-Shaped Natural Uncut Crystal Pendant Light 60 by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Stalactite 60 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 13.5 x H 60 cm. Materials: Naturally uncut quartz crystals, brass. Available in clear, smoky, or gradient quartz. Avai...
Quartz, Brass
Icicle-Shaped Natural Uncut Crystal Pendant Light 90 by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Stalactite 90 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 13.5 x H 90 cm. Materials: Naturally uncut quartz crystals, brass. Available in clear, smoky, or gradient quartz. Avai...
Quartz, Brass
Christopher Boots, "Stalactite", Light Sculpture, (450, Clear Quartz)
By Christopher Boots
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Important to note, this listing is specifically for one Stalactite Light Sculpture (Size 450, Clear Quartz). Please inquire with our sales team about pricing information on the diffe...
Quartz, Brass
Christopher Boots, "Petra II Linear", Chandelier (900, Clear Quartz Slice)
By Christopher Boots
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Important to note, this listing is specifically for the Petra II Linear Chandelier (Size 900, Clear Quartz Slice). Please inquire with our sales team abou...
Quartz, Brass
Clear & Smoky Quartz Crystal Light Sculpture, Meteor by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
Clear & Smoky Quartz crystal light sculpture - Meteor by Christopher Boots Meteors slash through the sky, dazzling all who witness their strangen...
Crystal, Quartz, Brass
Christopher Boots, "Petra III Circular", Chandelier (1100, Clear Quartz Slice)
By Christopher Boots
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Important to note, this listing is specifically for the Petra III Circular Chandelier (Size 1100, Clear Quartz Slice). Please inquire with our sales team ...
Quartz, Brass
Christopher Boots, "Meteor", Pendant (900, Gradient Quartz), 2016
By Christopher Boots
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Important to note, this listing is specifically for the Meteor Pendant (Size 900, Gradient Quartz). Please inquire with our sales team about pricing information on the different sizes available as well as upcharged finishes. Meteors slash through the sky, dazzling all who witness their strangeness. It is this primal, cosmic energy that is captured in METEOR. METEOR implements a delicately hand-picked selection of gradations of natural smoky quartz and natural clear quartz, conveying the dynamism and movement of cosmic matter plummeting to Earth. Warm light emanates through the naturally uncut crystals...
Quartz, Brass
Pendant in Quartz Slices and Brass - Petra II Linear 900 by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
`Contemporary Pendant in Quartz Slices and Brass - Petra II Linear 900 by Christopher Boots PETRA (from the Greek, meaning stone) celebrates the subtleti...
Crystal, Quartz, Brass
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