In the search for a designer of their very latest lamp, Belgian lighting company Delta Light ended up with architecture firm MVRDV. An important starting point was a sustainable production of the lamp: couldn't something be made from the residual material left over from the production of a lamp? Particularly fascinating to MVRDV's architects were the stacks of aluminum profiles - an important component in the production of luminaires, from which cutting remnants often remain - in different shades of white, silver, black and gold. By varying the profiles in scale and size, it was possible to create the High Profile series: a cubic pendant luminaire, an arc-shaped wall lamp and a freestanding model with side-by-side profiles. The series highlights the production process and puts what is normally behind the scenes on a stage.
He formed a surprise at the recent Design Academy Eindhoven graduation presentation. Korean designer Sangmin Oh debuted there with Knitted Light: a magical collection of knitted lamps. They seem to move like coral reefs and impress with their sophisticated pastel colors, subtle shapes and textures. In collaboration with the Textielmuseum Tilburg, he researched the nylon yarns from which, among other things, fishing nets are made. Seeing how beautifully these conduct light, he combined them with elastic yarns to knit self-supporting fixtures from them. The Knitted Light is fluorescent: when the lamp is off, it glows for a long time.
At Strak studios you will meet a team of enthusiastic designers and creators of exclusive gardens, outdoor spaces and luxury garden furniture. From the first sketch to the design and construction of garden or outdoor space, Strak studios' signature stands for distinctive, timeless design and total care. A team with a mission: to realize your dream garden. Designed to delight! Centrally located in the Betuwe, Strak studios has over 3,500 square meters of show garden on the small river Linge in Deil and a characteristic villa full of design garden furniture and accessories in Beusichem. In the 3D design studio, the team brings the most beautiful dream gardens to life. Outdoor spaces are transformed into magical and unique places; dream gardens with a timeless aesthetic where the experience of you and your guests is central. The vision is to create coherent, unique ideas with essence and soul that meet not only physical needs (space, comfort, functionality, proportionality) but also psychological needs (beauty, harmony, aesthetics). "Our work goes beyond our exclusive furniture, outbuildings, accessories and decorative products. In essence, we direct emotions and create environments that are soothing and yet also feel uplifting and a pleasure to be in!"
After his Sheet Collage series, in which Joost van Bleiswijk crafted wall lamps with different layers of metal, the designer took on the challenge of executing the same idea in 3D. This led to the series New Light on the Block: stand-alone objects consisting of a mix of materials (brass, copper, aluminum) containing an integrated light element.
This article is from the spring edition of MASTERS Magazine. In the latest edition, three entrepreneurs shed light on the future: Raymon Pouwels (GO Sharing), Merel van Helsdingen (Nxt Museum) and Tim van der Wiel (GoSpooky). According to the latter, ever-accelerating technological advances offer tremendous opportunities. "There has never been a better time to have a good idea. Technology is in your pocket!" Sports journalist Jaap de Groot outlines the contours of the new playing field of international sport after the resounding success of the World Cup in Qatar. And futurist Adjiedj Bakas also shines his light on the future. According to him, next year will be dominated by the search for the economy of happiness. "We are not only going to look at what makes us money, but what makes us happy," he says. Perhaps this edition contributes to that, with a look back at MASTERS EXPO, a road trip with the new Range Rover and interviews with equestrian Pope Jan Tops, Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner, chef Margot Janse and visual artist Spencer Tunick.
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