Milan 09: in Milan last month Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans presented a new collection of Light Blubs as part of her ongoing Design Virus project.
The lighting comprises hand-blown bulbs containing LEDs.
This year they were presented attached to pendant and desk lamps, and resting on old office furniture.
Bergmans also exhibited another project, called Crate Furniture, in Milan – see our previous story.
Here’s some more information from Bergmans:
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Light Blubs
‘special editions’
A unique series of Light Blubs designed by Pieke Bergmans. Bergmans ‘infected’ some light bulbs last year, which means melted bulbs came dripping down from the ceiling…
This year the infection did not cure. It’s on the rampage with no cure in sight. Even the bulbs in the safe haven of their lamps are not spared. Their DNA has mutated, more grotesque, more mutilated than ever before.
Like with an infection, the older the product the more susceptible it is: old and tired lamps surrendering their bulbs to gravity. A desk lamp giving up on life, its last gasp forming the bulb. Office cupboards, made superfluous by digital databases, prop up Light Blubs with care and love. A lamp ejects her Light Blub in desperation.
These symptoms are unique, their phenomena unpredictable. The Light Blubs accepting their fate and the pull of gravity.
Series of led lamps:
Color: white
Edition: 12 unique pieces
Dimensions: 20-70 x 10-45 cm
Material: hand blown glass
Lights: 24V Osram Power Leds, 7,5 – 15W
Exhibition:
Galleria Design Virus
Via Tortona 12 / Milan / Italia
More Dezeen stories about Pieke Bergmans:
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For Al Sabah Art & Design Collection
May 16th, 2009 at 5:09 am
Brilliant narrative though I wished the light blubs can change shape just like with environment effect rather than moulded before hand.
May 16th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Most refreshing
May 16th, 2009 at 11:59 am
amazing work
May 16th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Good idea
The one with the chair looks like a nutsack
May 16th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
superb. i love this work.
May 16th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
What a GREAT idea!!! Now I wanna have this bulb in my studio some day!
May 17th, 2009 at 8:54 am
they all look like scrotums! gigantic, heavy scrotums. pretty cool though.
May 17th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
brava pieke! mooi stuff.
May 17th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
THis is amazing quite dali like…
May 18th, 2009 at 4:56 am
A hoot
May 18th, 2009 at 4:57 am
absolutely fantastic work .. taken to such a humorous level …
May 18th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
From the Buster Gonad School of Design
May 18th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I love the concept of manic depressive light bulbs. What would a happy one look like?
May 21st, 2009 at 5:30 am
Film noir meets the blob
im in love
May 27th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
they put me in mind of The Salvador Dali’s melted clocks……..
June 3rd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
wOw!
parecen obra de el mismo Dalí.,
excelente idea!
December 13th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I love this one. please sale it someday in Japan. Sure I’ll buy.
January 17th, 2010 at 12:07 am
hola soy de argentina y buscando origenes de mi apellido encontre esta hermosas obras de arte las cuales me sorprendieron el buen estilo moderno que da… muy inovador.. un saludo.. mi nombre es natalia bergmans y tengo a mis bis abuelos que provenian de alemania..