Eiffel - Frama
Designed by Krøyer Sætter Lassen, the Eiffel wall light from Frama is available in two sizes and is a balance between construction and form. Made with simplicity in mind, the light is diffused thanks to blown opal glass, while the construction rod is made from gun blue steel that reflects light softly.
Aston - Fritz Fryer
The Aston lantern with its steampunk aesthetic is inspired by a love of clock and watch design and draws on the rich engineering history of the Midlands. The Aston lantern is handmade in the UK and with endless combinations of glass and metal finishes there will always be a combination for any setting.
Rubn - Bolero
Bolero’s shade is spun into shape from a piece of aluminium or steel. All of the brass and steel parts are solid, brushed and lacquered and available in black/brass, white/brass and umbra grey / steel. Crafted in Sweden and manufactured by hand with the greatest precision in detail and material.
Helen Ankers
darc’s editor Helen Ankers, takes the hot-seat in this week’s ‘Quick Fire’.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A teacher.
What is your favourite thing about being the editor of darc?
Everything but print day! I’m grateful I have a job I’m passionate about… travelling around the world is pretty great too!
Who would your dream interview subject be?
There’s so many out there, but I actually part fulfilled this dream for issue 25… I was dying to interview product designer Lindsey Adelman and we made it happen for the Women in Design feature. Still on my list… Barber & Osgerby (they’re hard to pin down!)
Lindsey Adelman interview in issue 25.
What inspires you?
The designers featured in darc magazine. I love interviewing people and finding out what makes them tick. It’s inspiring to hear how a project goes from an initial idea to the finished product.
If you didn’t work in publishing what would you do?
I quite like the idea of working in events, or perhaps my love for exercise could see a move into personal training.
What’s your favourite Instagram account?
@catsofinstagram & @vinterior
darc’s women of light, issue 25.
What was the last thing you googled?
Sunset bar in Manchester
Which of our issues are you most proud of?
Issue 25: We celebrated women of design as part of International Women’s Day. We received some great praise for that issue and it was wonderful to be able to share the achievements of female designers in an industry that is still dominated by the opposite sex.
What or who is the next big thing in lighting?
I think we’ll start to see more and more work with OLED technology in decorative lighting… ‘pretty’ lighting is set to get a whole lot more technical and as a result, more creative.
Caine Heintzman
Caine Heintzman is in the hot seat this week! Heintzman is an industrial designer and co-founder of design studio and lighting manufacturer ANDLight.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I do recall being creative at a young age. At an uncertain age I was drawing, and creating maps of new fantastic lands with cities and oceans and creatures — I suppose this would fall somewhere between God and cartographer.
What is the one product you wish you’d designed?
This may fall more into the category of “invention”, however I find mundane and ordinary hardware to be brilliant. I think screw threading is genius and would like to have credit for something like that.
What inspires you?
The intricacies and unfamiliarity of somewhere I’ve never been.
If you didn’t work in design what would you do?
Perhaps something in the culinary arts.
Vine Pendant-2017 designed by Heintzman.
What would your dream project be?
It would be fantastic to have the opportunity to design a dwelling thoroughly from the ground up. Choose the geography, location, create the plans and design all the fixtures, furniture, lighting — everything down to the smallest detail.
What’s your favourite Instagram account?
Thrasher Magazine.
What was the last thing you googled?
The hours of the Fondazione Prada in Milan.
The Pipeline Series-2016.
Which of your designs are you most proud of?
I’m always proud when I can see any of my work in the real world. To date I’m most proud of the Pipeline series for ANDlight, but I try to love all my creations equally.
What or who is the next big thing in lighting?
I would like to see a more humanistic approach to the application of LED — Soften the edge of the technology and make it more approachable.
Louis Poulsen announces new release
(Denmark) - Louis Poulsen releases new black version of the Enigma Light.
The Enigma pendant – originally released in white – will now be released in a new black edition available in all three Enigma sizes. The Enigma’s bold, sculptural form and soft, controlled, glare-free LED light evenly illuminates surfaces and surroundings, making it ideal in entryways, hallways, and living areas, as well as above dining room tables, kitchen bars and islands.
“The new, black version will fit well in subdued or white interior spaces, with a unique appeal different from the original, frosted version,” says Shoichi Uchiyama. As with the white Enigma pendant, Uchiyama says, “I want people feel various aspects of beauty from the floating and expressive shades, which look different depending on where and when they are used, or the angle from which they are seen.”
Describing how he created the ideal distribution of light in what is essentially a transparent form, Uchiyama explains, “Enigma uses matt-finished acrylic – a new, completely glare-free material – to create ideal light distribution, where light is given in a downward direction, and reflections from the shades diffuse in upward and horizontal directions as well. With the thin wires, I also succeeded in making the shades appear as though they are floating in the air.”
Preciosa awarded a Red Dot: Best of the Best 2018
(Czech Republic) - Preciosa's Breath of Light is awarded a Red Dot: Best of The Best 2018.
Preciosa is awarded a Red Dot: Best of the Best 2018 for outstanding design quality for its lighting installation Breath of Light. Breath of Light debuted at this year’s Milan Design Week, its thoughtful design, and cutting edge interactivity was a big hit with visitors.
The vision of Preciosa’s Creative Directors Michael Vasku and Andreas King , the installation was generated in real time, coming as close to natural behaviour as possible, customised sound was added to provide a deeper emotional atmosphere. “The whole animation and movement of light is calculated in real time, meaning every time you blow into it the computer finds its own path for the installation,” Vasku says. “No breath is ever the same and it never gets boring. Its all about the human interaction.”
Studio Dunn – Linden
The Linden table lamp features a linen shade and body, wood base, and brass details. A study in duality, the piece explores the balance between soft, flowing fabric and disciplined conical forms.
Articolo – Float
Float is a collection of lighting informed by glamorous design cues of a bygone era and defined by a soaring cylindrical form.
The collection is available in brass, mid bronze, black, matte white and satin nickel, with shades available in snow, clear, grey, smoke, and now in Articolo’s signature drunken emerald hue.
Corinna Warm
Corinna Warm, founder of multi-disciplinary design consultancy Studio Warm, takes part in this week’s ‘Quick Fire’.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
My grandfather on my mother’s side was an architect who had designed most of the furniture in their apartment. Solid, yet elegant pieces of furniture, made locally in Berlin by highly skilled craftsman. We would grow up making in my father’s workshop in our basement. I had developed an interest in furniture and lighting design and started reading interior design magazines when I was a teenager. Without realising it at the time, these were formative years, but despite the fact I had so many touch points with furniture and interiors growing up, I had initially sought out to study graphic design in London, however quickly changed my mind on visiting the workshop facilities at Central Saint Martin’s college of Art and Design.
What is the one product you wish you’d designed?
A recent example of great design in my eyes is the Revolver stool designed by Leon Ransmeier for Hay, I like its aesthetics, I think it is functional and very clever.
What inspires you?
In terms of inspiration I seek for work, it very much depends on the project, if there is no specific brief in place, the starting point of a product quite often derives from a desire to work in a specific material or utilising a particular manufacturing process, research and inspirational imagery may drive and inform the shape a project might take. An interior or installation may be more driven by storytelling and site context. Inspiration may find its source in theatre, fashion, the animal kingdom… we like to stay away from platforms such as Pinterest.
Kit and Ace London project, with bespoke lighting by Studio Warm.
If you didn’t work in design what would you do?
I am not sure how much I would have enjoyed it, but I think I would have made a pretty good lawyer.
What would your dream project be?
We do a lot of bespoke lighting for our clients, however a lot of these projects are installed in private residences or spaces and due to confidentially, we cannot publish the work. We would love to get involved in larger lighting installations in public spaces, to be enjoyed and experienced by many, not just by the few.
What’s your favourite Instagram account?
I don’t have a favourite Instagram account as such, but I love Instagram as a platform for sharing and discovering. I have used Instagram for my personal account since 2010, it is my visual diary that I can refer back to whenever I want. I created it more for myself than for others, another reason why I like to keep it private and share content only with friends and family. We have an account for our studio in London and LA, where we share project news, work in progress and a look behind the scenes. (@studio_warm and @studiowarmLA)
Circus lighting collection.
What was the last thing you googled?
Directions from our LA studio to a potential new supplier in Long Beach, CA!
Which of your designs are you most proud of?
Our Circus Lighting Collection has been incredibly popular since its launch in 2011. We are incredibly excited to have brought the production of the Circus range in-house in 2018, we have just recently launched a dedicated webpage for the collection: www.thecircuscollection.com Instagram: @thecircuscollection
What or who is the next big thing in lighting design?
I would like to see more female designers in lighting design (well, design in general). It is something I noticed especially during the Milan Design fair this year, product launches were still created predominantly by male designers.
Images in order of appearance: Corinna Warm, Kit & Ace project, London by Studio Warm, Studio Warm’s Circus collection in situ.
Foscarini introduces Twice as Twiggy Grid
(Italy) - Foscarini introduces a new outdoor light based on its most iconic shape.
Built for outdoor usage, Twice as Twiggy Grid blends in with an array of architectural settings such as poolside or outdoor dining areas. Based on Foscarini's most iconic shape, Twice as Twiggy Grid reinvented itself with a lightweight basket-weave composite shade that sways effortlessly under tough weather conditions. The long stem of the lamp is made of materials initially manufactured for fishing rods, to counter-balance weight and create a graceful curve that hovers in the air. This LED integrated design is also available in a suspension version.
Tightrope – The Velveteen Heart
Introducing Tightrope’s newest piece, the Velveteen Heart.
This handcrafted glowing heart light is a tribute to children of domestic violence, 15% of sales will be donated to charity helping families and children of domestic violence.
These brand new hand blown glass sconces was seen for the first time at this week's NY Now Market.
