With a beneficiant quantity of solar in the summertime and nearly full darkness within the winter, pure mild is particular for Norwegians. Actually, it’s right here that one can witness the well-known Aurora Borealis. Northern Lighting produces lights impressed by Nordic nature and tradition, providing the plenty distinctive luxurious residence décor choices. Integrating mild design with artwork and temper, the lamps are available in playful shapes like a butterfly, a moose head, and an exploding bulb. Nonetheless these fixtures are usually not cheesy; they’re inventive and well-suited as sculpture and light-weight sources throughout the residence or workplace.
Northern Lighting was based in 2005 and makes use of a workforce of younger, up-and-coming-designers in addition to established artisans to create lights that evoke the nation’s distinctive geographical and cultural heritage. For instance, the Diva is a set of cylindrical lamps whose 32 wood strips broaden outward in a sleek curvature within the center. Its two younger designers, Peter Natedal & Thomas Kalvatn Egset, each have a historical past of furnishings making. By reinventing using the wooden slices, the lamp displays and honors the Norwegian customized of wooden lamination craftsmanship. The bulb is encased in a stable mouth-blown, frosted glass globe. The lamp might be turned in two instructions altering its form however not the impact of sunshine. (Picture Credit score Damian Heinisch & Simen Skyer | Northern Lighting)
One other very fascinating design is the Maze mannequin which appears to be like like a fantastically damaged lampshade. Summary and up to date, the bulb is surrounded by overlapping, irregular sized rectangles forming a labyrinth sample. This specific piece is supposed to evoke Norway’s stone formations and grand mountains. The mannequin is available in three finishes – white and purple-black acrylic, or aluminum. From the surface, the clear, incongruous shapes fragment the sunshine giving it a dreamy impact. Its designer Rudi O. Wulff says, “I’ve actually tried to put issues on the sting by permitting a big and complex shade to hold in a easy and light-weight substructure.” (Picture Credit score Damian Heinisch & Simen Skyer | Northern Lighting)
An older design is the ice-like mild sculpture by Gerhard Berg, “some of the distinguished designers and inside architects of the post-war Scandinavian interval.” Initially designed in 1967 for his lounge, this one stays trendy. Considering of Norway inevitably brings to thoughts its majestic glacial formations, and the Berg mild is influenced by the depth and richness of those pure ice patterns. The white sandblasted and clear prisms catch and replicate the sunshine similar to crystal, making it a stunning piece. (Picture Credit score Damian Heinisch & Simen Skyer | Northern Lighting)
The entire lights are fairly spectacular, however one among my favorites is the Nova sequence by designer Anu Moser. A ceramic artist amongst different skills, Moser wished to seize the sunshine given by stars on a transparent Nordic night time. Merging mild design and artwork, every lamp is handmade utilizing mouth-blown glass. The primary shade emits a dusky mild as it’s really three layers of clear and white glass. Smaller glass items are then added to the shade for a 3 dimensional impact. Within the sequence are three mild stars — Ophelia, Callisto, and Miranda. The Northern Lighting catalogue might be discovered at NorthernLighting.no. And though not bought in North America presently because of lighting commonplace guidelines, in the event you handle to choose one up in your travels, they’ll look simply as good turned off as on. (Picture Credit score Tom Gustavsen | Northern Lighting)
(Picture Credit score Damian Heinisch & Simen Skyer | Northern Lighting)
(Picture Credit score Damian Heinisch & Simen Skyer | Northern Lighting)
(Picture Credit score Damian Heinisch & Simen Skyer | Northern Lighting)
(Picture Credit score Tom Gustavsen | Northern Lighting)
(Picture Credit score Tom Gustavsen | Northern Lighting)