Cloud Atlas

Designed by Sally Thomas Cooper and Jason Kai Cooper, Cloud Atlas is a sculptural lighting collection that blurs the boundary between atmospheric art and functional illumination. Each fixture is hand-crafted in the studio’s East Los Angeles workshop, where glass, metal, and artisanal finishes converge to evoke the ephemeral beauty of shifting clouds and changing light.

At its crown, a hand-blown opalino glass orb evokes a luminous nebula, gracefully suspended above a column of deep Moroccan Lapis Lazuli. Below, cloud-like formations of Italian Bianco Lasa Marble emerge, delicately traced with inlaid bands of solid brass—an elegant interplay of earth and sky. The interplay of opalescent, frosted, and subtly tinted glass diffuses light in gradients, creating a dynamic glow reminiscent of dawn and dusk transitions.

Cloud Atlas debuted at “FOUR ON THE FLOOR”, a collaborative exhibition presented by MoscaPartners Variations during Salone del Mobile 2025. Curated around the theme “Migrations” and inspired by the foundational four-on-the-floor rhythm in music, FOUR ON THE FLOOR united design luminaries from across the Americas—Thomas Cooper Studio (Los Angeles, USA), Ann Weber (Los Angeles, USA), Thierry Jeannot (France/Mexico City), and Angela Damman (USA/Yucatan, Mexico)—each contributing their unique “beat” to a harmonious convergence of light and form. The exhibition explored the torchière, a classic form of lighting, as each artist’s “instrument,” which became a shared canvas for examining the interplay of materiality, illumination, and cultural expression. FOUR ON THE FLOOR, with the Cloud Atlas as its running thread, inspired contemplation by embodying the dialogue between the tangible and the transcendent.

With a width/depth of 18 inches and an overall height of 76 ½ inches, each torchiere is a layered exploration of materials, where glass, stone, and metal meet in pursuit of sculptural poetry. Balancing density and lightness, shimmer and shadow, form and function, Cloud Atlas embodies both technical mastery and quiet wonder, as well as reflecting Thomas Cooper Studio’s signature approach: narrative-driven design grounded in master craftsmanship and produced entirely in the United States.