Good lighting has a presence even when it’s off. That’s the standard BOMMA’s Buoy collection was designed to meet.
BOMMA Creative Director Václav Mlynář drew his inspiration from the real thing — nautical buoys that mark safe waters and guide ships through the dark. The idea translated directly into the design: monumental hand-blown crystal forms with a sandblasted light rod running through the core, framed by clean silver or black metal plates. When lit, the rod diffuses a soft, even glow through tinted glass. When off, it still commands the room.
As Mlynář puts it, Buoy hovers at the edge of sculpture and product design. That’s not marketing language. You can see it in the proportions.
The Making of It
Each Buoy piece takes three glassmakers working together at the same time to shape the form. The scale of the crystal body demands it. The result is something that reads as both precise and alive, unmistakably handmade when you look closely.
What’s Available
The collection comes in double cone and sphere pendants, in clear, white, and smoke glass with black or silver metal fittings. For larger spaces, BOMMA also offers chandelier configurations of three or five pieces, mixing shapes and tones to create a custom grouping that works above a dining table, in a double-height entry, or anywhere a room needs a genuine focal point.
The Buoy has been installed in a luxury dining room in Florida, a private residence in Arizona, and shown at Salone del Mobile in Milan. It holds its own in serious interiors.
See BOMMA’s lighting with your own eyes in La Jolla
At Unscripted Spaces, we work with clients across La Jolla and San Diego on projects where lighting is part of the design conversation from day one — not something figured out at the end. BOMMA sits alongside our full portfolio of contemporary luxury brands, including Poliform, antoniolupi, and Mehraban. If you want to see how a piece like Buoy might work in your space, here’s how we approach that.
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