Designed in Dialogue With Light

When you step inside Maiden Home Miami, a sculpture descends from the skylight overhead. Titled “Cascading Light,” this piece is the result of a careful design process—one shaped by curiosity, exploration, and a deep appreciation for the distinctive warmth of the South Florida sun as it moves through the space.

The starting point was familiar. Our Founder, Nidhi Kapur, and Design Director, Anne Weber Callahan, found a solid foundation in the Rene Accent Tables. The Rene’s cast glass tabletops embody everything we stand for: original form, fine materials, and rare craft. But rather than echo the material language of the Rene Collection, they contemplated what might happen if cast glass were made to feel jewelry-like in its expression.

Their early sketches explored those possibilities. Some iterations filled the full volume beneath the skylight while others leaned into openness. Over time, those iterations converged into a linear composition that is at once grounded and weightless.

In its final form, the piece presents cast glass discs—each crafted by specialized artisans in Chicago—in a slender steel frame, creating a deliberate contrast between substance and delicacy. Nidhi and Anne gave particular care to the spacing and orientation of the discs. They grow closer together as they approach the floor, coming to a pause just a few inches above the floor to mark a moment of tension. Each is positioned differently, inviting light to move across its rippled surface in unique ways that recall the rhythms of the ocean beyond the city.

As the sun rises and sets, “Cascading Light” reveals new dimensions, making each visit to Maiden Home Miami feel different—a reminder that here, experience is influenced as much by material, form, and craft as it is by the surrounding atmosphere.