LDF LIGHTING PREVIEW INTERCONTINENTAL DAVOS PROFILE: CHRISTOPHER BOOTS
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INTRO & INFO
Welcome Increasingly for manufacturers and makers big and small, the provision of quality products is incomplete without an accompanying narrative: provenance of purported credentials, some background to the personalities behind a piece, authentication of the journey from drawing board to showroom. In the online ocean of everything-you-could-ever-want, end-users need something to cling to - something they can connect with, a story they can buy into - so the idea of upcycling has an obvious appeal. Be it a shade made from the ground-down shards of landfill-fodder or a complete fixture constructed from repurposed spare parts, upcylcled decorative lighting pieces offer an instant injection of character to any interior. Tied to the thrift-friendly approach of our post-financial-meltdown world and a universal awareness of environmental issues, the love for the reborn light source is stronger than ever. We asked interior designer Jennifer Hamilton to offer some advice on effective approaches (p32), as an introduction to our gallery of upcycled pieces (p34) - also available online as part of the darc magazine Light Album. If you have suggestions for any additions, drop us a line or catch up with the darc team at this year’s London Design Festival (turn to p39 to find out where we’ll be). - Pete Brewis • darc Editor
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INTERCONTINENTAL DAVOS • DAVOS
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NEW YORK PALACE HOTEL • NEW YORK
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HARRODS • LONDON
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THE TRIANON • FRANKFURT
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FOLIO: FUTUDESIGN
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PROFILE: CHRISTOPHER BOOTS
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COMMENT: CREATIVE UPCYCLING
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LIGHTING GALLERY
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EXTRA
POSTCARD Two paragons of cool, Factorylux and Light Collective, have teamed up to release a series of natural light in architecture cards, exclusively available through darc and its sister title, architectural lighting design magazine, mondo*arc . Each issue, Light Collective will explain the reason for their choice and then, inserted in the edition, will be a limited edition print. We start the darc collection with...
#1 ALHAMBRA, GRANADA
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Light Collective have spent years asking other designers to name their favourite buildings or tell us what inspires them so its great to finally get a turn ourselves. Factorylux has given us the opportunity to pick a series of images that are being made into beautiful postcard prints that (it just gets better and better) will be given away... to you! If you missed your card, send us a tweet with the hash tag #MondoCards and we’ll see if we can locate one for you… At Light Collective, we’re into technology, the Internet of Things, new ideas... but we also love finding space to incorporate all things old school. Luckily for us, so are Factorylux, a lighting brand that we have watched grow from nothing to a lot in a short amount of time. Luckier still, they’ve got a sister brand - Prelogram who do top quality printing - hence the unusually handsome magazine insert. Factorylux asked us to curate a series of postcards only available within the pages of mondo*arc and darc for the next twelve months (#MondoCards in case you wanna pick up the conversation online). The pressure to choose a series of amazing images was quite intense - we wanted them to be personal picks, inspired by light and something that everyone would appreciate and admire. We also had the whole of the Corbis archive to choose from and sometimes the more choice you have the harder it is to decide... After much debate we agreed that our theme would be natural light in architecture and we set about finding the images we wanted. There is a phenomenal amount of great photography of inspiring architecture in the archive but we wanted to select spaces that we had actually been inside and experienced first hand. We wanted to choose spaces that had blown us away with their manipulation of natural light and for the postcards to
represent their iconic (to lovers of light) status! Our first choice was an upward shot that showed the spiralling ramps and glass skylight of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. To follow that for the readers of darc, we knew it had to be something special and so we have picked the Alhambra in Granada. Originally created as a fortress in the 9th century, the Alhambra was converted to a palace in the 13th Century, when Mohammed ben Al-Hamar the first king of the Nasrid dynasty began the restoration of the old fortress. The kings Yusuf I and Mohammed V completed the beautification of the palaces with the construction of spaces such as the Court of the Lions and ensured the historical identity of the Alhambra as a sumptuous citadel rather than just a defensive structure. The name Alhambra comes from an Arabic root of the word which literally means “the red (female)”, perhaps due to the red/ orange hue of the towers and walls which by starlight are silver but by sunlight are transformed into gold. Allegedly there is another more poetic version, from some historians, who speak of the construction of the Alhambra fortress “by the light of torches”, the reflections of which gave the walls their particular coloration. On a personal level, once inside the Alhambra, the movement from light to dark space is an incredibly sensual experience. Layers of space, arches and screened windows combine with reflecting pools and beautiful decoration to create an unique sensation of balance between architecture and daylight. This is why we have chosen it to be one of our iconic images of natural light in architecture. www.urbancottageindustries.com/ factorylux www.lightcollective.net
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PROJECT / INTERCONTINENTAL DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
A PEAK INSIDE Taking its cue from the Alpine landscape in which it sits, the InterContinental Davos takes guests on a journey to the highest peak of hotel luxury. Davos, nestled in the Swiss Alps, plays host to the World Economic Forum every year, an event that brings leading political figures and economists to the area. With such a major role to play in world affairs, Davos needs its fair share of exceptional hotels to cater for the ranks of leaders and their respective hangers-on, as well as a hungry press core, which descends on the town in droves during the Forum. Aside from world affairs, Davos also attracts its fair share of skiers and ice hockey fans and those attracted by the area’s renowned prowess for winter sports. The InterContinental Davos, a gleaming dome of interwoven golden ribbons, sitting amidst the white of the mountains, was designed by architects Oikios so as to reflect the accents of the nearby Fluela Pass and Lake Davos, while offering a modernist take on the traditional wooden chalet building style found across the Alpine region. Its creative design has garnered widespread praise, including a World Travel Award for being ‘Europe’s Leading Hotel 2014’. The interior design follows a single, overarching principle: to evoke the experience of a walk through the mountains. Guests are led through the building on an ascent through a variety of alpine-inspired spaces created by interior designers Living Design and CM Design working in collaboration with the InterContinental Hotel Group design team. A lighting scheme by Licht01 emphasises the materials used, while highlighting the
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Photo: InterContinental Davos
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Photo: InterContinental Davos
Photo: InterContinental Davos
differing areas of decoration. The aim was to create a tangible difference of atmosphere as the visitor’s excursion through the mountains continues. The deliberate use of diffuse, indirect lighting from coves, accentuated spotlights, recessed downlights and low atmospheric lighting elements such as table lamps, floor lamps and integrated shelf lighting, provides differentiated lighting atmospheres creating the desired feeling in each room. The lighting control system plays a major role in this, enabling the easy adjustment of lighting in different areas of the hotel. Lighting has been programmed to match the differing demands that each room will have to nimbly tackle each day, such as the altering of the Alpine light during the year and the multitude of events to be hosted. A visit to the hotel - along with the conceptual stroll through the hills - begins with a
Photo: InterContinental Davos
Photo: InterContinental Davos
‘walk through the valley’, as visitors enter through the lobby, a great hall located at the centre of the hotel. The dramatic mountains outside are echoed in the interior. The increased room height impresses with a unique 28-metre, wavelike chandelier, morphing not the sea of course, but the snowdrifts found in the mountains. The fixture, by light artist Moritz Waldemeyer, features 1400 individually suspended glass beads, creating a flowing shape that reaches out across the lobby. Each glass sphere contains an LED module comprising warm white LEDs that shine down and blue LEDs that shine up. This creates several effects: seen from below, the spheres seem to contain a conventional light bulb, however in the glass there is a subtle blue highlight, the source of which remains mysterious. The highlight gives the
Photo: InterContinental Davos
glass a new quality that reflects the luxury of the hotel interior. At the same time the ceiling above the chandelier is illuminated in blue by the spheres to create the bluesky effect; together the chandelier evokes the shapes and colours of a sunny winter’s day in the mountains. The blue light found in this area of the hotel helps to create and maintain a mood of peace and tranquility, while cleverly placed downlights accentuate the architecture of the lobby. Slim 0915-04 fixtures by Vibia were also used in the lobby, slender and sleek pendant fixtures that fall from the ceiling over the reception like dark icicles. The rough stonewalls in the entrance area are illuminated with wall washers, emphasising the direct relationship of the material to the natural surroundings, while dimmable LED cove lighting can quickly conjure a
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Photo: InterContinental Davos
Photo: InterContinental Davos
Top row (left to right): The centrepiece of the lobby is a 28 metre wave-like chandelier designed by Moritz Waldemeyer, comprising 1400 LED-lit glass beads; the interior of the Restaurant Capricorn features a modernist Noon 12 fixture by Zeitraum; Restaurant Matsu with its Asian influences features a number of Niche Modern Oculo coloured lanterns that hang over the tables; an Izar fixture by Modular can be found in the Billiard room of the teen club, Sixteenhundred. Bottom row (left to right):The reception area is lit by startling Slim 0915-04 fixtures by Vibia, which fall from the ceiling like dark icicles; blue LED uplightsin the lobby chandelier create a blue-sky effect on the ceiling; the sweep of the Restaurant Capricorn is complimented by golden Foscarini Allegretto Vivace pendants; the large gold-gong wall luminaire by Cristine Kroncke Interior Design can be found in the entrancee to the Restaurant Matsu. Photo: InterContinental Davos
cosy ambience around the seating area by the fireplace. As guests progress through the hotel they first encounter the mountains through windows that provide a full view of the Davos landscape. Nature, evident in all its glory outside of the windows, merges with the interior of the Restaurant Capricorn, while irregular shaped wooden ceiling fields, running in parallel to the façade windows, create a visual link to the surrounding forest. Foscarini Allegretto Vivace pendant lamps, in a bespoke gold finish, deliver both direct and indirect light. Their filigree design provides an intimate ambience for the tables near the terrace without disturbing the spectacular view as indirect lighting components create a soft glow on the ceiling. Small art pieces in wooden wall niches are softly illuminated with integrated spotlights, while recessed spotlights highlight
the tables. Contardi Messalina pendant lamps have also been installed above the buffet counter. In the private dining area a unique Quasar Universe Square 100 chandelier - an illuminated cube of nickel wire and glass - lends a sophisticated identity to the space. The ‘Alpine walk’ continues as guests enter ‘the forest’ in the form of Nuts & Co. Lounge Bar. The warm natural materials found in its inviting interior are supported by warm white LED light sources, while special lighting effects draw the visitor’s attention to the interior design and the furniture. The dark wooden bar is illuminated by directional spotlights, while three Italamp Bon Ton 2326 pendants - clusters of red glass shapes illuminated by a light source concealed within an ornate metal shade - advertise the bar’s location. The bar is
further emphasised through the use of LED strip lighting integrated underneath the counter, picking out the bar front’s particular shape and producing a low level ambient light. ‘Beyond the mountains and into new territories,’ is the theme of Matsu restaurant. Its architecture combines local materials, new shapes and cool colours, all blended together with a touch of Asian style. Integrated light in ornamented room dividers guide the guest into the restaurant, while a large gold-coloured wall luminaire resembling an Asiatic gong - the Diskus 100, designed by Cristine Kröncke Interior Design - washes the surrounding walls with light. Oculo colored glass lanterns by Niche Modern are suspended above the seating area, red, amber and brown pendant lamps working together to create a coloured light cloud. The space is completed by Joiin
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Photo: InterContinental Davos
Photo: InterContinental Davos
Photo: InterContinental Davos
Photo: InterContinental Davos
Suspensione 2 by Pallucco, sections of shade that woven together like ribbon sheets around a central light source. The Club Lounge offers recovery from the mountain walk, enveloping guests in a luxurious and relaxing atmosphere created by a combination of decorative, sophisticated chandeliers and warm spotlights accentuating high-level materials. Slim pendant lights above the high tables provide directional light, while an Axo Light Aura SP chandelier in black and clear glass creates a play of light and shadow upon the ceiling, acting to support the luxurious ambiance. Arco fixtures by Flos gracefully lean over the seating area, highlighting the separate tables of activity found within the club. The look of some of the more business orientated sections of the building are inspired
by drifting snow, such as the meeting rooms and the ballroom. A large bespoke chandelier is located in the center of the pre-function lobby, designed by Licht01 lighting design’s Natasha Rajic and built by Peters Design, it is inspired by the vision of falling snowflakes. Comprised of clear glass and white porcelain spheres suspended on thin wires, the fixture is mounted on a mirrored ceiling with integrated downlights adding to its sparkly magic. As the effect of the glass elements on the mirrored ceiling combine with natural materials, the visitor experiences the sensation of watching snow fall on a forest landscape, while additional dimmable LED cove lighting offers energy efficient illumination in support of the architectural concept. The lighting concept for the ballroom itself
Top left: The exterior of the InterContinental Davos nestled amid the Alps. Top right: The interior of the Nuts & Co. Lounge Bar, featuring three colourful Italamp Bon Ton 2326 pendants, comprised of clusters of red glass shapes. Bottom left: The bar area of the Restaurant Matsu. Bottom right: The Club Lounge has been fitted with Arco fixtures by Flos, which gracefully lean over the seating area, highlighting the separate tables.
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Photo: InterContinental Davos
Photo: InterContinental Davos
has been developed to serve several purposes. For festive settings and banquettes, for example, a dimmable and mostly low-level light is required and this is achieved by using accentuated spots. Meetings, conferences and presentations need different lighting components such as higher illuminance levels and more uniformity and this is achieved by using a lighting control system. Recessed downlights with high anti-glare protection have been used in order to provide direct light in the ballroom, delivering additional general light and vertical illumination, allowing a better perception of the space. LED cove lights have also been used to provide a soft, indirect, energy efficient light, while offering a high uniformity. The ceiling structure is highlighted by squared versions of the Axo Aura chandeliers,
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specially produced so that their size and hang height would suit the rooms particular aesthetic. The meeting and conference rooms feature different light components that can be dimmed in order to achieve different levels of light and to allow various preset lighting scenes. The indirect lighting components of this part of the scheme, such as the cove lighting, provides the general and uniform lighting required for conference set-ups, while for more festive set ups, direct light is provided by the spotlights or chandeliers. Light integrated in furniture and shelving creates a soft and ambient background illumination. In the hotel’s spa, soft colours and the use of light stone creates a relaxing atmosphere that prompts guests to loosen up and unwind.
Above: The look of some of the business orientated areas of the hotel has been influenced by drifting snow. The pre-function lobby features a bespoke fixture created by Licht01 lighting design’s Natasha Rajic and built by Peters Design, inspired by the vision of falling snowflakes. Bottom left: The meeting and conference rooms feature different light components that be dimmed in order to achieve different levels of light. Bottom right: The boardroom features a bespoke chandelier designed by Licht01.
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Photo: InterContinental Davos
Photo: InterContinental Davos
Above left: The spa area features a crystal light fitting comprised of falling glass suspended from the ceiling and designed by Licht01. Above right: Bond pendants by Terzani bring an otherworldly touch to an area where escapism is key. Bottom right: Insideout fixtures by Casamania have been installed in the gym area. Photo: InterContinental Davos
Lit using a combination of cove lighting and downlights, the spa also boasts several feature fixtures which were specially developed by Licht01. Among these is the crystal light fitting: a beautiful cascade of glass suspended from the ceiling, continuing, in form, the snow storm theme found throughout the hotel. The spa also features light fixtures by Axo Light including their Momus fixture that helps to wash the walls with light, while Bond pendants by Terzani, orb like in nature, bring an otherworldly touch to a place where escapism is key. Throughout the hotel, selecting appropriate light sources was vital. The sources in the decorative luminaires were chosen individually and in accordance with the colour temperature of the surrounding architectural lighting. For example, in the bar area the decorative chandelier has a halogen light source to create a warm light when dimmed to a low intensity. In luminaires with closed shades, LED ret-
rofits with a colour temperature of 2700K were used, while the decorative glass chandeliers feature halogen lamps in order to create sparkling lighting effects in the glass and on the ceilings. Table and floor lamps have been fitted with 2700K luminaires, a warm colour temperature that creates a cozy atmosphere. The InterContinental Davos is a hotel that embraces its surroundings rather than trying to better them. The use of natural materials throughout, matched with the themed interior design, ensure that the hotel does not go down an abrasive path that fails to recognise that it will always be bettered by the majesty of the scene it sits in. Instead a modern, intimate, sophisticated setting has been created thanks to an engaging lighting design. The InterContinental is a hospitable hideaway amid the inhospitable mountains. www.licht01.de www.davos.intercontinental.com www.intercontinental.com/davos
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PROJECT DETAILS InterContinental Davos, Davos Dorf, Switzerland Client: Stilli Park / IHG Architect: Oikios / Baulink Lighting Design: Licht01 Lighting Design (Katja Winkelmann, Indra Malik, Minori Ogawa, Natasa Rajic, Robert von Sichart) Interior Design, Detailed Design: CM Design Interior Design: Living Design
LIGHTING SPECIFIED Axo Light - Aura black/clear Axo Light - Momus Bespoke lobby chandelier - Moritz Waldemeyer Bespoke basement chandelier - Peters Design Casamania - InsideOut Cristine Krรถncke Interior Design - Diskus 100 Flos - Arco Foscarini - Allegretto Vivace Italamp - Bon Ton 2326 Marset - Maranga Modular Lighting - Izar Niche Modern - Oculo Palluco, - Joiin Suspensione 2 Quasar - Universe Square 100 Terzani - Bond Vibia, - Slim 0915-04 Zeitraum - Noon 12
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PROJECT / NEW YORK PALACE HOTEL, NEW YORK, USA
FIVE STAR FOUR When the New York Palace Hotel reopened following an extensive refurbishment, the new look interior boasted four special light pieces from the glassworks of Lasvit. The New York Palace, a luxury Midtown hotel on the corner of 50th & Madison, recently completed a $140 million redesign. The renovation transformed the property’s premier rooms and suites in The Towers - a hotel-within-a-hotel – as well as upgrading its lobbies and specialty suites and creating six new restaurants and bars. Decorative lighting played a major role in setting the right tone for each space – a carefully judged blend of Madison Avenue history and contemporary, high-end hospitality. In particular, four specially created pieces by Czech glass manufacturer Lasvit were used in different locations throughout the hotel; the timeless beauty of glass providing a traditional edge that is tempered and tailored to suit a more modern design aesthetic. One of the first pieces guests encounter is the golden bubbles of Aurum in the hotel’s main lobby. Interior designers Champalimaud transformed the space, giving it
a brighter, more contemporary feel by streamlining and redefining the existing architectural elements. To lighten the room, they deployed a neutral colour pallet and layers of gold leaf trim. Aurum takes centre stage, its glass bubbles, suspended in air, transform its surroundings, bringing light and warmth to the space. Created by Lasvit’s in-house designer, Jitka Kamencová Skuhrava, the piece took inspiration from nature - in bird nests and clusters of seagrass. Another original space, the Lobby Lounge is located near the hotel’s 51st street entrance and provides a relaxing respite from the hustle and bustle of New York City. The light reflected from the hand-wrought bronze sconces lining the lounge’s rich macassar ebony walls creates a warm and inviting atmosphere. The new design allows for an easy transition from morning coffee to afternoon tea and on to the evening’s cocktail service.
Above: Aurum hangs in the hotel’s main lobby, and can be seen inviting visitors in through the hotel’s Madison Avenue entrance (below). Right: One of the hotel’s luxury suites has as its centrepiece the Champagne Rain chandelier.
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PROJECT / NEW YORK PALACE HOTEL, NEW YORK, USA
PROJECT DETAILS New York Palace Hotel, Madison Avenue, New York, USA Client: The New York Palace. Interior Designers: BBG-BBGM (now part of HOK), Champalimaud Decorative Lighting: Lasvit
Above left: Dandelion, designed by Libor Sošták, brings a dynamic energy to the rich interior of the Lobby Lounge. Above right: Glass Beads, a linear glass art sculpture, is located at the hotel bar, Tavern 51. Left: Champagne Rain and Aurum deliver both the traditional feel of glass and a modern design aesthetic.
“In reconstructing The New York Palace’s main Lobby, we wanted to both honour the hotel’s classic and historical elements and add a modern edge,” says Alexandra Champalimaud, President and Principal Designer of Champalimaud. “Now, the Lobby acts more as a transitional space. Previously, it was large, but undefined. There was not an obvious place to congregate. With the addition of [new bar] Trouble’s Trust and the Lobby Lounge, there are designated, energetic spaces to meet.” The dark leather seats and stately carpets of the lounge are brought to life by Dandelion, an explosion of bubbles creating a warm, intimate space in an otherwise dark,
serene interior. Designed by Libor Sošťák, Dandelion combines hand-blown glass bubbles in tones of amber and smoke, together radiating a warm golden glow filled with dynamic energy. New York-based architecture and interior design firm BBG-BBGM (now part of HOK) was retained to create a comprehensive master plan for the re-use of the hotel’s public spaces, including another of the hotel’s bars, Tavern 51. Here, Glass Beads, a linear glass art sculpture runs above the serving area. The sculpture is inspired by beads on thread and features hollow spheres in amber, yellow and clear glass, evoking a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
BBG-BBGM were also responsible for updating one of the hotel’s (indeed one of the world’s) most expensive suites, a room with breathtaking vistas of the Empire State Building and Manhattan skyline. Lasvit’s Champagne Rain is the centerpiece of the space. Inspired by its luxurious namesake, the three-ring reflective installation features colourful hand-blown droplets cascading from the ceiling, almost capturing the rush of champagne bubbles to the brim of a flute - a suitably impressive toast to the magnificent rebirth of this New York classic. www.champalimauddesign.com www.bbg-bbgm.com / www.hok.com
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FOCAL POINT / HARRODS, LONDON, UK
MODERN CLASSICS As part of a new refurbishment of the Basil Street entrance hall at Harrods department store in London, a magnificent new blown glass chandelier by artist Dale Chihuly was installed. Harrods department store is among the world’s best known shopping destinations. Located in the Knightsbridge district of London, it enjoys a long-held reputation for blending traditional values and luxury goods. Drawing on this history, architectural practice Made recently completed a refurbishment of the store’s Grand Hall, blending contemporary technology with a classic architectural aesthetic. Complementing this new space is a chandelier by American artist, Dale Chihuly. Amber and Gold Chandelier is the first piece of art to be commissioned by Harrods. Comprising 1,400 hand-blown glass elements, flown in from Seattle, where Chihuly Studio is based, the piece was assembled on site over several days. Positioned above the hallway that links a restored 1928 staircase and a new set of escalators (clad in swooping bronze detailing that matches the pattern of the buidling’s façade), the chan-
delier acts as a dramatic statement piece, greeting customers as they pass through the the Basil Street entrance. The unique Chandelier includes a new handblown element called a Frond. Its vibrant golden colour is offset by the opaqueness of the glass. Hung against the backdrop of the bronze-clad escalator and limestone walls, the Chandelier creates a significant impact. Chihuly is perhaps best known for his 2001 exhibition at the V&A Museum, when a 27-foot-long V&A Chandelier – inaugurated by the Queen – was installed in the grand entrance hall. The unveilling of the new Harrods chandelier coincided with an exhibition of Chihuly’s work at the Halcyon Gallery on London’s Bond Street. Key works were also on show at Halcyon Gallery Harrods, a sister space on the 2nd floor of the department store. www.halcyongallery.com www.chihuly.com
The new chandelier sits between the restored 1928 staircase and a series of new brass-clad escalators.
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All photography: Alicia Clarke
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FOCAL POINT / TRIANON, FRANKFURT, GERMANY
A COLOURFUL BUSINESS Lighting designers Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung created a playful focal point for the refurbished foyer of Frankfurt’s striking Trianon building. The Trianon building sits in the heart of Frankfurt. Home to several financial institutions, the tower, with its unusual triangular footprint and inverted-pyramid crown, was completed in 1993, becoming an instant icon of the city’s skyline. Twenty years later, the building’s entrance has been given a fresh look with a lighting design by Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung. As part of the new scheme, Kardorff created an elegant focal point for the building’s elevator lobby using dichroic glass panels and LED lighting technology. Those who work at, or visit, the building enter through a two-storey glass entrance hall that juts from the base of the building. From here they pass through security gates and into a low-ceilinged, triangular space that houses the banks of elevators. Into this lift lobby area, Kardorff introduced a custom chandelier piece that would provide uplifting scenes of light and colour. The circular piece is recessed into the ceiling and measures five metres in diameter.
The inner edge of its circle is lined with three different colours of dichroic glass, arranged in varying concentrations to create three coloured points of intensity within the frame. These are directed toward the main entrance of the building. Behind the glass sits a diffusing acrylic panel and three bands of LEDs to illuminate the piece. Inside the main frame sit 51 smaller discs, each 60cm in diameter and featuring 24 built in LED points. The discs are individually dimmable, as is the dichroic glass lighting. All elements are controlled using DALI protocol. While the light sources themselves don’t change colour, the use of dichroic glass creates different effects depending on the angle of view, producing a constantly shifting rainbow for those walking around the lift lobby. Thanks to this unique piece, Kardorff have helped turn an otherwise dull and oppressive space into something light, colourful and playful. www.kardorff.de
Designed by Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung and installed by Interferenz Lichtsysteme, the new chandelier adds brightness and colour to an otherwise dull space.
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All photography: Linus Lintner
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PROFILE
folio Our regular feature highlighting the importance of decorative lighting in the work of one interior design practice. This issue, we present Helsinki-based multidisciplinary design office Futudesign. Though officially founded in 2012, the roots of this five-man practice spans back to a time before Facebook and Twitter, when a collective of Helsinki designers and architects came together on an anonymous internet forum to share anarchic, establishment-challenging ideas on the creative process. The Futudesign forum - a name chosen for its irony-inflected daftness - gradually dried up as its denizens drifted on to newly emerging, mainstream social media, but for five ‘Futu board’ users, the site would prove the springboard for a new studio. Designer Iikka Airas, architects Auvo Lindroos, Aleksi Niemeläinen and Teemu Seppänen, and interior architect Risto Wikberg, began working together on a series of projects, adopting the Futudesign name from the forum that brought them together. Since then, the young team have applied their skills to a wide range of subjects. “We design cities, buildings, interiors, pop-ups and products,” explains Lindroos. “Basically, everything from door handle to city plan.” Decorative lighting pieces form an essential part of their interior designs, helping to weave an appropriate atmosphere for each specific space and, if no appropriate fixture can be found, they are willing and able to design one themselves. www.futudesign.com
Gaijin HELSINKI, FINLAND Gaijin offers authentic north Asian flavours with a modern twist. The venue - which enjoys a superb location on Bulevardi in the centre of Helsinki - has an interior rich in natural materials - in particular, furniture and fittings crafted from solid Finnish wood. Adding a pure, solid, simple geometry to the space are rows of Aplomb pendants from Foscarini. Cast in concrete and with their raw grey structure left exposed and unfinished, the pieces suggest traditional Asian pottery, while remaining resolutely modern. Photos: Wilhelm Rejnus/Barabild
Bronda HELSINKI, FINLAND Bronda is located next to Esplanadi park in the heart of Helsinki. The venue brings the vibrancy of a contemporary Mediterranean restaurant to an interesting street-level space, creating a new urban destination with a relaxed atmosphere. The restaurant interior has three main spaces: a cocktail bar next to the entrance, a seven-metre high dining hall and a series of private cabins located at the back of the venue. Fisherman lights from Zero - glowing opal spheres held in rope netting - hang from the ceiling of the main room, like giant pearls caught in the morning’s trawl. The cocktail bar is a more intimate, low-ceilinged space, filled with warm and colourful materials such as brass, wood, marble and leather. Nevvorks Material Pendants fit perfectly with this aesthetic. The cast aluminium lamps come encased in an outer shade, manufactured in a variety of materials - in this case marble and cork shades are used. Photos: Tuukka Koski
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Boulevard Social HELSINKI, FINLAND
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The Boulevard Social is located in the heart of Helsinki. The kitchen and bar offers an exciting and innovative combination of traditional flavours from Greece, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco and other Mediterranean countries, so the Futudesign team provided a simple yet elegant bistro decor. The interior creates the intimate feeling of a contemporary, cosy Mediterranean restaurant, where smoke, clangs and sizzles from the kitchen mix with the hubbub of diners enjoying their night. Casual and relaxed, the interior uses vintage industrial-style lighting throughout. All decorative fixtures were supplied by 360Volts, an Amsterdam-based firm who specialise in industrial enamel lamps, fully restored to European safety standards. Pieces used include the classic Pila L (caged, cast-iron wall lights with striped glass) as well as bespoke scissored wall lights and glass-shaded, bay-lighting pendants (hanging above the bar).
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Farang is an intimate venue providing contemporary Asian dining to the streets of Stockholm - specifically the city’s Norrmalm district. The ground floor of an old industrial building has been converted into a 700m2 fine dining space. The restaurant contains a dining hall with 160 covers, as well as a cocktail bar with space for 50. The simple material palette of wood, steel, concrete and fabrics allows the beautifully prepared food to take centre stage. The design makes a clear distinction between old and new elements by leaving the old space as a fully visible frame for the drinking and dining that now takes place there. Subtly styled designer pendents - such as the Marset Pleat Box, with its terracotta tones, or Lightyears’ elegant Caravaggio in matt grey - hang above seating in the bar area. In the restaurant itself, rows of bespoke wall mounted pieces designed by Futudesign flank the long central aisle (see right).
Ladyboy BESPOKE FIXTURE While the interior design for Farang in Stockholm (see left) includes many decorative lighting pieces from the likes of Marset and Lightyears, the Futudesign team felt that the main dining hall space required a bespoke solution. The long dining room has a raw concrete finish, giving it an industrial character. The team needed a fixture that would provide an aesthetic bridge between this strong structural presence and the fine Asian cuisine on offer. Their solution was Ladyboy, a spotlight that has both a slender grace and a sturdy masculine character. Designed by Risto Wikberg and Auvo Lindroos and manufacturerd by bespoke lighting specialist Loistro Pro, the spots combine long struts with a cylindrical head - both constructed from laser-cut steel. A Cree LED source, Ledil reflector and Triac dimmer provide the heart of the piece - a robust, elegently rusted fixture finished with a flourish of red textile cord. Used in multiple along both sides of the Farang dining room, the Ladyboy helps create a perfectly pitched, intimate atmosphere.
If you’re an interior designer with an eye for decorative lighting and have five projects worth sharing, contact: editor@darcmagazine.com Photos: Tuukka Koski
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CHRISTOPHER BOOTS Melbourne based designer Christopher Boots launches a new star in his collection of theatrical lighting gems.
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The alchemy of the Earth – the precious stones and metals forged within its rocks – has long held a fascination for designer Christopher Boots. Tucked away on the shelves of his Melbourne studio sits a little book on minerals - a prized possession since the day, age seven, he discovered it in a local thrift store. Its battered pages continue to provide inspiration for his work creating magnificent lighting pieces that themselves seem crafted like giant fine-jewellery from precious elements. Flora and fauna, geometry and geology, myth and magic, all feed into his collection, a family which includes the burnished branches of Phasmida, the parallelepipedic angles of ORP, the fiery quartz rings of Prometheus and the suspended majesty of
Opposite page: Christopher Boots in his Melbourne studio. Left: the five new pieces, inspired by the disotpian future depicted in the movie Blade Runner, include (from the top) Parallelogram, Unix, Triptyx, Asterix and Quadrix. Above: Boots and his studio team add an extra layer of drama by presenting pieces in a way that expands on the narrative that lies behind each. These include the precious glow of Diamond Ring (top) and fiery quartz rings of Prometheus (above).
Diamond Ring. Each is imbued with its own dramatic narrative, emphasised and elaborated by the dramatic photographic scenes in which they are presented. “I guess the work itself is detailed and tells various stories depending on the materiality and the process it has gone through in order to become an object,” says Boots. “Why not present this story in a format that tells even more? ‘Diamonds are a girl’s best friend’, hence the presentation of the Diamond RIng with a powerful female to hold the space that it was always intended to create.” There are hints, too, of the playful approach with which Boots and his studio approach each project. “It is more a family than a workplace per se,” Boots explains. “We argue, we share
meals, we dance. We collaborate with some specialists who are experts and among the best in their respective fields. Coming together is a complex process - how does a community get created? It takes time - a complex process, conscious efforts and a host of other variables that cannot even be contrived. I guess the stars align at the right time and this is what we end up with.” Boots (nee Boutsinis), studied Industrial Design, specialising in Product Design Engineering from which he graduated in 2005. His first job was working under the legendary Geoffrey Mance in Melbourne, where for two years he learned his craft. “Geoffrey was always a positive influence. He’d experiment with materials and processes that were quite unexpected and this
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Clockwise from top left: The thorny branches of Phasmida; the deceptive geometry of ORP, ranging in size from 765 x 315mm to 1530 x 630mm; the tripple bladed pendants of Bucky; the Christopher Boots Studio family; and Prometheus III, a variation on a theme.
approach - a playful, experimental take on using items in ways that were novel – was, I guess, a very influential thing to learn from such a mentor,” says Boots. “I learned to not fear - to experiment and be free with ideas. Make mistakes; learn from them; invest in R&D. To this day I never flinch about experimenting with processes and materials. You never know where the journey may end up.” After Mance’s death in 2007, Boots bought the design studio with a partner – a valuable grounding in running a studio – before breaking away and establishing afresh under his own name in 2011. Since going solo, Boots’ trajectory continues to rise. In 2013 his ORP pendant was added to the permanent collection of the distinguished National Gallery of Victoria and at the beginning of 2014 his role as lighting judge on The Block, a popular home renovation show on Australia’s Nine Network,
made him a household name. While TV fame may have delivered a huge boost domestically - a profile cannily capitalised upon with the launch of a pop-up, online shop - international recognition also continues to grow steadily. Last year Boots launched his products in high-end design stores in Chicago, Los Angeles and London, with his collection launching in select design stores across South East Asia (including Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong) throughout 2014. “I am so happy with the way things are going,” says Boots. “Creating these pieces is super satisfying, yet I’m aware that I have to pay attention to the business side too. That seems to be flourishing, so it allows me more freedom to create.” Key among the new collection is the Asterix family. This series of geometric pendants form a sequence of pieces that build in complexity, beginning with the simple Par-
allelogram and concluding with the Asterix itself. Each comprises sleek, angular brass shapes, inlaid with LED to create glowing and highly decorative sculptural pieces. “Asterix was designed as a series based on the feeling that came through from Blade Runner, the classical dystopian future film that questions what is it that makes us human,” says Boots. “That future is now and we are living it. I wanted to make a light that spoke to our times.” The Asterix series expresses these ideas through a minimal, reductive use of lines, creating a piece with an incisive confidence and a sharp beauty. “Asterix, like the rest of the collection, is designed to be the jewellery of the home. Every home, to truly be complete, needs to be honoured as a space that one comes to dream, to rest and to be in.” www.christopherboots.com
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CREATIVE CYCLES Recycled, refurbished, reimagined or repurposed, upcycling elements to create decorative lighting pieces can be a great way of introducing a unique, personalised aesthetic to an interior, as Jennifer Hamilton explains. The one thing I aim to create in all my schemes is a sense of individuality – something to which each specific client can relate and which reflects their own personality and lifestyle. What better way to achieve this than through the use of distinctive, one-off pieces, selected or designed with the client themselves, which gives them something they will always love and know is unique to them. Sometimes, this takes the form of vintage pieces or antiques, sometimes artwork, and sometimes by repurposing an item that has always been in the family and giving it a new lease of life. You can even create something bespoke by putting together junk shop finds or everyday items and using them in a different way. Lighting is a great way to do this. I believe
lighting should be interesting, and varied, and we use a lot of lamps and wall lights, particularly in residential schemes to retain a relaxed feel – and to contrast with the more architectural elements of the design. Not wanting to reuse the same thing everywhere and aiming to suit the client’s tastes and budget, while ensuring an element of individuality – means I am always on the hunt for new and creative lighting solutions. On one recent project we created a lamp using an owl statue, which originally belonged to the client’s grandmother. We made up a new shade with a Cole & Son lining to bring it bang up-to-date. If you do not have eccentric relatives with lofts to raid, try Alex Randall (www. alexrandall.co.uk) who has some amazing taxidermy pieces. From squirrel wall lights
to pigeon chandeliers, these are emotive and exciting, and beautifully made. They also provide a fantastic talking point – and are more a piece of art than a light fitting. Of course taxidermy isn’t for everyone and you don’t need to go to that extreme. In my house I have a lamp which my father made from an old 1920s telephone. Over the years it has had many different looks with garish 70s shades – but I think it’s far from kitsch now. On a current project we are using a chrome chandelier, which was in the client’s master bedroom. By sending it off to be powder coated in a bright colour, we have created an entirely new feature for the refurbished double-height kitchen with vaulted ceiling. For another recent project we trawled eBay and junk shops hunting for the perfect ‘plafonier’ lighting fitting – it is often
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very hard to find something vintage which a client has in their head as, of course, you are limited to the options for sale at the time. Finally, the potentially perfect fitting was tracked down to a junk shop in Chichester, and the client spent a sunny Sunday heading off to have a look, and proudly returned with it in the boot of his car. It was mucky and had several bits missing but following a rewire, clean up and repair it now looks stunning as the centerpiece of a stairwell; and the client has a great memory of seeking it out. The current obsession with ‘vintage’ means it is getting easier to source fittings which someone has already lovingly gathered and restored – be they East German factory lights, crystal chandeliers or French barn lights, there are a great range of sources out there. Try: Retrouvius (www.retrouvius.
com); Skinflint (www.skinflintdesign.co.uk); Trainspotters (www.trainspotters.co.uk); Elemental (www.elemental.uk.com); Marmorea (www.marmorealondon.com) and The French House (www.thefrenchhouse. co.uk). The same eclectic approach to lighting can be used in commercial spaces to add a softer feel. At the SAS office in Central London, part of MSL Group, lighting played a key role in zoning areas and creating different atmospheres to break up the space. ‘Key Klamp’ scaffold structures combined with woven ‘walls’ of natural twine, divide the floors. From these screens ‘vintage’ lighting is hung - some junk shop finds and some new, but with a reclaimed or industrial feel. There are now lots of great places selling different flex and lamp holders in
different finishes - Urban Cottage (www. urbancottageindustries.com) and Dyke & Dean (www.dykeanddean.com), for example. This makes it easy to create one-off pieces from whatever you have available – rules and regs permitting. So, all is in place for the designer to use refurbished, vintage or up-cycled pieces in lighting schemes. It is a great way to add something unique to a project and often means you can achieve something special on a budget, and of course, it is a great way to recycle. Jennifer Hamilton is founder and Creative Director of interior design practice The Vawdrey House. www.thevawdreyhouse.com
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lighting GALLERY A small selection of deocrative pieces created using recycled, upcycled and repurposed materials.
IN-EI Issey Miyake Artemide
Stellar Collection Marina Dragomirova & Iain Howlett Stellar is a collection of unique glass lamps combining assorted vintage glass objects with advanced LED light technology. Each lamp is made up of glass elements that have been carefully selected from thrift shops found around the east London studio of designers Iain Howlett and Marina Dragomirova. Crystal items are selected by the pair for their refractive optical charm. Once chosen and arranged, glass elements are illuminated by an advanced LED light system which offers low energy consumption and a compact size. “For us, this project was about blending the charm of vintage crystal with a contemporary LED light technology - to produce an unexpected harmony,” says Marina. www.marinadragomirova.com www.iainhowlett.com
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Looking at the geometric lantern forms of the IN-EI Issey Miyake range, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was formed from finest Japanese paper pulp. In reality, the fabric is produced from old PET bottles, processed using an innovative technology that reduces both energy consumption and CO2 emissions up to 40% when compared to the production of new materials. True environmental beauty. www.artemide.com
Rebay Studiojonmale Jon Male designed the Rebay lighting collection as a way of recognising the potential for ‘redistributing’ used glass lampshades. Original pieces, sourced from online sites like ebay are brought together to create new forms. Each new piece is informed by the period from which the constituent elements came. www.studiojonmale.com
Wall Light Rag and Bone Man Paul Firbank - aka The Rag & Bone Man is very much a reconstruction craftsman. Embracing 21st century ideals of reuse and recycling, he produces items that seem totally fresh, but at the same time have an antiqued, vintage quality. Taking parts from a variety of objects, from aeroplane engines to golf clubs, Firbank creates unique pieces with vaguely familiar forms. Firbank will be demonstrating his process at a pop-up studio in the Queens Park Design District during London Design Festival (see page 39). www.theragandboneman.co.uk
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Candy Collection Auxilium The Candy Collection are Auxilium’s first set of products, they are a set of candy coloured lamps that have undergone a major transformation. The lamps were rescued from a disused cable factory in Cologne, Germany, a work lamp that has been redesigned, remade and repurposed into a beautiful object to be loved. The Candy Collection lamps are available in 13 standard colours however, there is also the option to match the lamps to a specific colour scheme by colour matching an RGB, Pantone, Dulux or RAL colour. www.auxilium-salvage.com
Lampe Jeanne Boboboom Boboboom, pride themselves in a fierce commitment to upcycling and environmentally conscious production. Lampe Jeanne is a case in point. Recycled glass lamps are equipped with one of fifteen coloured cables. Free from set production moulds, the Jeanne is available in a variety of sizes. www.boboboom.com
Oak Wall Light Offkut Offkut are a two man, London-based design company making architectural lighting from reclaimed timber and steel. The Oak Wall Light uses wood salvaged from a canal that was removed to create the London Olympic Park. A long life carbon filament reproduction lamp provides the light. www.offkut.co.uk
Burgundi WesternTrash Based in Kreuzberg in the heart of Berlin, WesternTrash are glasswear and lighting designers who have developed an art for upcycling discarded bottles into simple yet attractive decorative pieces. As they say themselves, “WesternTrash is simple and sexy - just like Berlin itself.” www.westerntrash.com
Utrem Lux DeGross
Daisy Sarah Turner
DeGross Design & Innovation is a multidisciplinary design studio based in West London. In line with their ethos of sustainable, environmentally sound solutions, they created the Utrem Lux series. Made from reused glass bottles that had been discarded behind the DeGross studio and wood offcuts from their next-door neighbours, each peice is constructed individually, by hand. Following the huge rise in demand, the team now source bottles from Labwaste Ltd. Pieces are available as pendant, desk and wall light versions. www.degross.co.uk
Daisy from award winning eco artist and designer Sarah Turner is handmade from waste two-litre drinking bottles. After cleaning and sandblasting, the bottles are hand cut and trimmed to different lengths. Each decorative piece is then formed around the lampshade rings in a funky retro style. www.sarahturner.co.uk
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on SHOW A look ahead to forthcoming design shows with a strong lighting element.
MAISON ET OBJET • PARIS, FRANCE 5-9 September 2014 (www.maison-objet.com)
100% DESIGN • LONDON, UK 17-20 September 2014 (www.100percentdesign.co.uk)
DESIGNJUNCTION • LONDON, UK 17-21 September 2014 (www.thedesignjunction.co.uk)
TENT / SUPERBRANDS • LONDON , UK 18-21 September 2014 (www.tentlondon.co.uk)
DECOREX
• LONDON, UK
21-24 September 2014 (www.decorex.com)
BIENNALE INTERIEUR • KORTRIJK , BELGIUM 17-26 October 2014 (www.interieur.be)
SLEEP
• LONDON, UK
26-27 November 2014 (www.thesleepevent.com)
DESIGN LIGHTING TOKYO 2015
• TOKYO JAPAN
14-16 January 2015 (www.design-lighting.jp/en)
MAISON ET OBJET • PARIS, FRANCE 23-27 January 2015 (www.maison-objet.com)
STOCKHOLM FURNITURE & LIGHT FAIR
• STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
3-7 February 2015 (www.stockholmfurniturelightfair.se)
MAISON ET OBJET ASIA
• SINGAPORE
10-13 March 2015 (www.maison-objet.com)
MAISON ET OBJET AMERICAS
• MIAMI, USA
12-15 May 2015 (www.maison-objet.com)
MAY DESIGN SERIES • LONDON, UK 17-19 May 2015 (www.maydesignseries.com)
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DISTRICTS & DESTINATIONS
This year’s London Design Festival runs from 13-21 September with two new design districts and a fresh serving of exhibitions and events.
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The Brompton Design District in the South Kensington area of west London includes the London Design Festival hub venue, the V&A Museum. This year, the V&A will host a special lighting installation - a collaboration between Michael Anastassiades and Flos (see box, p42). Nearby, the Mint gallery will display Lasvit’s Frozen collection designed by Maxim Velcovsky. • LATE NIGHT OPENING: Monday 15th www.bromptondesigndistrict.com @BromptonDesign
This year sees the launch of the Islington Design District. Visitors will be able to walk the trail from Angel through to Camden Passage and Upper Street, to discover new designers, special product launches and one-off events, such as the twentytwentyone exhibition which will see the launch of a new decorative fixture, the Marble Light by Studio Vit (for more info visit www.twentytwentyone.com). • LATE NIGHT OPENING: Tuesday 16th @IslingtonDD
The Shoreditch Design Triangle 2014 is set to be the most coherent street by street event during this year’s LDF. Highlights include a solo exhibition of Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert’s hand-blown glass works at Gallery FUMI, while Atrium will showcase a photographic exhibition from Flos by sensational Swedish talent Carl Kleiner - a collaboration with Omar Sosa. • LATE NIGHT OPENING: Tuesday 16th www.shoreditchdesigntriangle.com @ShoreditchDT
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CHELSEA HARBOUR 21-24 SEPT
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Tent London and sister event Super Brands London will present some of the world’s newest design ideas from a mix of established and emerging designers. The show will exhibit the work of designers and manufacturers from over 280 companies. www.tentlondon.co.uk @tent_london
Focus/14 at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour on Lots Road offers a creative hub of over 500 international brands in 99 showrooms. Global names such as Terence Conran will also share their expert knowledge at the ‘Conversations in Design’ sessions and workshops. www.dcch.co.uk @DesignCentreCH
Designjunction returns to the Sorting Office, this year expanding its lightjunction segment (in partnership with Cameron Peters Fine Lighting) to take over the basement. BlackBody will transform the route to the basement with special OLED display. www.thedesignjunction.co.uk @_designjunction
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darc at LDF You can pick up extra copies of darc from distribution points across London Design festival - including 100% Design, Decorex and designjunction, where you can also meet the darc team in our LDF lounge (stand B4).
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The Old Sessions House on Clerkenwell Green will provide the new venue for Designersblock - showcasing young and emerging design talent (such as Boulle by Giapato & Coombes). Over on Summers St, Viaduct’s Show 9 sees the launch of e15’s lighting collection, Studio Ma’ayanpesach’s glass and resin Stacked light and fresh pieces from New Zealanders Resident. • LATE NIGHT OPENING: Tuesday 16th clerkenwelldesignquarter.com @ClerkenwellDQ
Located at the southern end of King’s Rd and Lots Rd, the Chelsea Design Quarter presents a concentration of showrooms, design studios and interiors experts representing classic and traditional, contemporary and modern styles. If you’re heading this way, John Cullen Lighting and Christopher Wray may provide some decorative lighting inspriation. • LATE NIGHT OPENING: Monday 15th www.chelseadesignquarter.co.uk @ChelseaQuarter
This second new district encompasses Lonsdale Road, which will be festooned during LDF with Union Jack flags, re-interpretated by top name designers like Ron Arad and Tom Dixon. Elsewhere Paul Firbank aka The Rag and Bone Man (see p34), will run a pop up workshop with live demonstrations of his work creating lighting and furniture from local industrial scrap. • LATE NIGHT OPENING: Thursday 18th www.queensparkdesigndistrict.co.uk @Q_P_D_D
100% DESIGN
DECOREX
EARLS COURT 18-21 SEPT
SYON PARK 21-24 SEPT
Celebrating its 20th year with its final appearance at Earls Court (before moving to Olympia next year), 100% Design returns with a ‘Design Kaleidoscope’ theme and an array of international pavilions: Argentina, Estonia, Italy, China, Kuwait and Pakistan. www.100percentdesign.co.uk @designlondon
Syon Park provides the new setting for this year’s Decorex International, showcasing more than 350 leading British and international luxury design brands. The site offers greater space for feature areas, larger stands and an expanded seminar programme. www.decorex.com @decorex_intl
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Don’t miss... Clockwise from left: Boulle by Giapato & Coombes; Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert; Atrium’s exhibition of photographic collaborations by Carl Kleiner and Omar Sosa.
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Ice Lasvit
Lasvit is a leading designer and manufacturer of bespoke glass art installations, architectural glass systems and award-winning lighting collections. Continuing their long-term collaboration with world famous architect and designer Daniel Libeskind, Lasvit’s ‘Ice’ installation fully illustrates the company´s essential mission: to transform glass into breathtaking light and design experiences. www.lasvit.com
2014 PRODUCT PREVIEW
With three major shows and more satellite events than one person could ever hope to visit, this year’s London Design Festival is sure to deliver some lighting gems. To help you navigate the aisles, we’ve put together some suggestions of what to watch out for. It is by no means a comprehensive list we’ll be bringing you more in depth coverage in a full festival review, inside our next issue. www.londondesignfestival.com
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Stone Designs have created an abstracted, minimalist shape that amalgamates a host of bulbous flowers, from Lily of the Valley to the delicate Snowdrop. The resulting light has a soft glow that playfully peeks through candy-coloured veils, each lamp appearing to drift effortlessly in mid-air. www.innermost.net
Gobstopper Curiousa & Curiousa
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With its latest collection, Couture, French manufacturer Designheure shows us how the boundary between fashion and design is often blurred. Chic and quirky, this bow-tie shaped piece appears both masculine and feminine, dressing up spaces with a tailored elegance and panache. www.designheure.com
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Curiousa & Curiousa are a Derbyshire-based firm designing and producing hand-blown, bespoke glass and bone china lighting. The next generation of stacked lights, the Gobstoppers use stacked bold shapes in greens, blues and reds. They can be displayed on their own or as a set. www.curiousaandcuriousa.co.uk
Incalmo Artemide
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Designed by Carlotta Bevilacqua, Incalmo combines three different design principles - mechanical, optical and thermal - in a single manufacturing process. It’s clever geometry melds the aluminaium cap and glass body created using the incalmo technique, developed in the 16th century in Murano, Venice. www.artemide.com
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Ama 2014 V&A MUSEUM 13-21 SEPT Designer Michael Anastassiades, in collaboration with Flos, has created a lighting installation for the V&A museum. The piece - a ring of mouth-blown opaline spheres and brass - is an appreciation of the pearl diving ‘mermaids’ of Japan, the Ama. Ama 2014 is a tribute to the savage beauty of the last Ama women, still diving at the age of 90. www.flos.com
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The structure of the Globe paper pulp pendant lamp is porous and irregular, symbolising dry, cracked soil. The paper used for the lamp’s creation is destroyed and broken into tiny pieces. Under hot temperature conditions, the paper becomes a completely different entity - a planet reborn. www.crea-re.com
Forged Originals Made By the Forge
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Made By the Forge specialise in handcrafting bespoke and ready-made wrought iron pieces, each bearing the unique hammer marks of its making. Forged Originals is a new contemporary lighting range celebrating traditional, rural skills - created in collaboration with a selection of UK designers. www.madebytheforge.co.uk
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Raffaele Pendant Fred&Juul
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Raffaele combines an admiration of stars as “the quintessence of light” with the age old craft of brass working. This unique brass lampshade takes the form of a three-dimensional falling star, sand-cast in one piece by highly specialised Tuscan craftsmen, typical of the Fred&Juul approach to production. www.fredandjuul.com
The Lightly by Avandi - a young New York studio - explores the geometry of light with the use of a small pyramid lit from within. LED strips connected by aluminium, cloth-covered wire and maple wood, Lightly is easy to place on the ceiling without dealing with wiring and heavy drilling. www.avandistudio.com
LED Crown Silver Megaman
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Based in the lightjunction hub, show sponsors Megaman will be available all week to speak to industry professionals about their new International Project Division set up to work with UK specifiers on international projects, as well as introducing lamps like the LED Crown Silver (pictured). www.megamanlighting.com
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A Tribute to Light ITALIAN CONSULATE GENERAL 12 SEPT - 31 DEC Artemide have partnered with the Italian Consulate to present A Tribute to Light, an exhibition combining photography and lighting products, that will take over the street level windows of their building on Farringdon Street. The exhibition consists of a body of photographs by world-famous photographer Elliot Erwitt, portraying leading architects who have collaborated with Artemide, alongside a selection of lighting best sellers and iconic products. It is a powerful homage to Artemide’s culture and philosophy of light, over its 50 year history. www.artemide.com
Solid Spin Lamp Tamma Design
Muutos is a fusion of modern design with a traditional craftsmanship, a demonstration of crystal’s amazing maliability. Made from molten bohemian crystal glass poured into hundred yearold molds, each pieces is left to cool slightly, before the glass is transformed by hands into its final organic shape. www.preciosa.com
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Cloche is the makeover of Pudding, the suspension lamp from the FontanaArte Historical Archive designed in 1995. Created in polymer and available in arange of soft contemporary colours (silk grey, dark grey, honey yellow and white translucent), each has a matt white inside to optimise its warm light. www.fontanaarte.com
Industrial Pendants Elstead Lighting
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The Solid Spin Lamp idea grew out of a series of experiments with simple everyday objects: taking slow aperture pictures of spinning objects like shoes, keys and sunglasses to create new shapes. The results were fragile, butterfly-like shapes that gave the illusion of suppleness and movement. www.tammadesign.com
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The Glow in a Dome table lamp exhibits a distinctly Victorian aesthetic. Available in Silver or brushed brass with a choice of coloured glass domes, the piece features a traditional filament bulb at its heart, placed on display as if a specimen in a museum or part of an early demonstration of electricity. www.ebbandflow.dk
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Elstead launch 52 industrial style pendants at Decorex as part of the 2014 collection. There are some great designs from USA partners Hinkley, Feiss and Quoizel. Featured is the Ameila vintage pendant with an Aged Zinc finish and prismatic bottom lens. Visit the showroom in Hampshire or Decorex – Stand G27. www.elsteadlighting.com
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SEBASTIAN BERGNE With his new Flame lamp making its UK debut at Sir John Soane’s Museum during this year’s London Design Festival, we look at the work of British industrial designer Sebastian Bergne. Sir John Soane’s Museum, is something of a peculiarity on the London culture trail. Established by act of parliament in 1833, the building is packed to bursting with an extensive collection of books, casts, models and artworks, accumulated during the lifetime of the Museum’s eponymous architect as a source of an inspiration and education. The museum is a church to the ideals of light, shadow and the sculpted form, and so a particularly appropriate space in which to debut Flame, the latest lighting piece from London-based interior designer Sebastian Bergne. Flame takes a stylised, cartoon representation of fire and makes it solid. A 67cm heigh polyethylene piece, illuminated by LED, it is a fitting sculptural addition (albeit temporary) to the Soane collection. The new lamp, created by Bergne for Italian
manufacturer Serralunga, will be one of the pieces showing as part of the Space and Light exhibition, taking place as part of this year’s London Design Festival. The event brings together contemporary design pieces that resonate with the use of light and shadow found in Soane’s architectural work. Flame is the latest in Bergne’s design portfolio, an eclectic mix of forms and functions. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, he quickly founded his own studio in 1990, providing a variety of design services: as an external Industrial design facility to international brands, as a designer and supplier of bespoke objects for restaurants, retailers and individuals or even as producer of his growing collection of personal editions. Lighting pieces range in style from the playful, friendly form of Flame to the technical
beauty of Tivedo, the task light he created for Luceplan. “In general, I try not to have a prescribed design process in my work,” explains Bergne. “I believe the context of each project and client deserves a particular approach and solution. For example you can see that the more technically driven approach of a project like the Tivedo task lamp is very different to that of the more symbolic Flame lamp, which is less dependant on its technology and more on it’s form and atmosphere.” Launched at this year’s Light + Building exhibition in Frankfurt, the Tivedo combines a clever two-way pantograph joint with an injection moulded technopolymer frame to produce a wide range of movement and perfect poise. A cutting edge LED light source with a heat-sink moulded not from alumin-
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ium, but thermally conductive plastic give the piece a feel that is both functionally hi-tech and aesthetically graceful. “Every project is different but recent developments in light source technology can dramatically effect the design of the lighting fixture,” Bergne says. “For example, the Curl lamp I designed for Luceplan was a deliberate attempt to redefine the table lamp thanks to its tiny LED light source with tuneable white colour temperature.” The Curl combines light source and reflector in one simple gesture. The result is an object with a natural sculptural presence, it has no apparent base so can stand in different orientations and in doing so goes some way in redefining what we think of as a table lamp. In addition to his work with Luceplan and Serralunga Bergne has developed a host
of popular ranges for Forestier, including: Rhomboid, a family of lighting types derived from combinations of the same black and white rhomboid form; Oblique, a small brick like aluminium table spot that is balanced on one of its corners with strong sculptural look; and Geolamp, a family of three geometric shades that can be positioned in different ways on the same table lamp structure to create a variety of lighting effects. Beyond lamp design, light continues to be an important factor in Bergne’s work, not least in his current project devloping the use of stained glass. www.sebastianbergne.com Flame will be on show at Space and Light from 13–21 September 2014.
Clockwise from top left: The Tivedo task light, featuring an advanced technopolymer heat sink; Oblique, a small brick like aluminium table spot that is balanced on one of its corners; Rhomboid, a family of lighting typologies constructed by combining the same rhomboid box element in various striking compositions; the Curl lamp, a deliberate attempt to redefine the table lamp; Array, three lamps that use traditional lamp shade making techniques to create fresh forms; Geolight, three geometric shades that can be positioned in different orientations on the same table lamp structure to create a variety of lamp compositions and lighting effects; and Flame, his latest piece, launching during this year’s London Design Festival.
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like us, you can find the beauty in the melancholy of rain, wonder in the rumble of distant thunder and childlike awe in slicing darts of lightning, you might enjoy this piece by Richard Clarkson. Cloud is a combined lamp and speaker system. Using motion sensors it detects any presence within the room and creates a unique lightning and thunder show in response to their movements. The system features a powerful speaker system from which the user can also stream music via any Bluetooth compatible device. Long-life, colour-changing Philips LED lamps within the cloud create the desired shudder of light - either in a stand-alone recreation of a stormy night, or as a visual accompaniment to a favourite tune. www.richardclarkson.com
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