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Murmurations: Artists pay homage to flocking birds with cardboard light installation

If you've ever had the pleasure of witnessing a murmuration of starlings, a swooping mass of thousands of birds whirling in the sky above you, then you'll surely appreciate this stunning art installation by Seattle and Amsterdam-based design studio Graypants.

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Graypants' Murmurations installation features hundreds of golden cardboard LED pendants suspended from the ceiling in a flowing, bird-flock formation above a gallery floor

Mimicking what you'd expect to see over Brighton's blackened West Pier each November, the hanging sculpture is made up of hundreds of LED lights made out of cardboard – all inspired by the breathtaking natural phenomenon of murmurations.

Each pendant within the supposed 'flock' is harmoniously connected with its neighbours. Graypants explained: "The avian spectacle is translated into dynamic installations, with captivating three-dimensional forms. By composing light in this way, we create a powerful collection that’s poised to tip, always on the verge of instant transformation."

Murmurations was created for Milan Design Week. To discover more, visit www.graypants.com.

Via Design Milk

Hundreds of woven cardboard pendant lights with golden interiors suspended against a blue ceiling, mimicking a murmuration of starlings in flight
Close-up of Graypants' Murmurations installation showing textured cardboard pendant lights with glowing yellow centres suspended together
Close-up of gold cardboard bird-shaped LED pendants hanging together in Graypants' Murmurations installation, with warm lights glowing inside each form
Graypants' Murmurations installation featuring dozens of illuminated cardboard pendant lights suspended from above, mimicking a flock of birds in flight
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Cardboard pendant lights with glowing yellow bulbs suspended at varying angles, creating a dynamic three-dimensional installation inspired by flocking birds
Hundreds of golden cardboard pendant lights suspended from black cords, mimicking a murmuration of starlings in flight against a blue sky backdrop
Hundreds of golden cardboard LED pendants suspended on black strings create a dynamic three-dimensional cloud formation inspired by starling murmurations
Graypants' Murmurations installation features hundreds of golden cardboard LED pendants suspended in a dynamic flock-like formation above an aerial map.
Graypants' Murmurations installation featuring hundreds of golden cardboard LED pendants suspended in a tapering formation, evoking a flock of starlings in flight
Hundreds of golden cardboard pendant lights suspended from strings in a swirling formation by Graypants, mimicking a murmuration of starlings
Hundreds of golden cardboard LED pendants suspended from the ceiling in a dynamic, swooping formation that mimics a murmuration of starlings
Golden cardboard LED pendants suspended in mid-air, mimicking a murmuration of starlings, with blurred spectators and colourful structures visible below
Woven cardboard pendant with yellow LED light glowing at the top, suspended against white background
Seven brass-textured cardboard pendant lights suspended from black wires, each with organic curved forms that evoke a flock of birds in motion
Graypants storefront displaying a golden cardboard LED light installation hanging in the window, with pedestrians walking past on the street outside
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