I recently discovered a wonderful architecture and design website, by the name of InDesignLive. As I was breifly flickering through the design products, I was drawn to two lighting installations instantly. The first was a cloth light titled IN-EI (shadow, shadiness in japanese) by Issey Miyake, which illustrate the same skillful artistry as origami, and the second was Estiluz Balloon Lamps by Spanish duo Crous & Calogero.
What drew me to these lights was that one portrays and manipulates shadow with an organic flowing material, whereas the other portrays illumination in a simplistic and solid balloon form. What both products succeeds in is the emotional influence it brings to a space. The IN-EI lights portrays elegance and complexity, as the viewer can observe, analyse and question how such a complex form was made. Whereas, on the opposite spectrum the Estiluz Balloon Lamps immit bright light that turns a dark, serious space into a cheerful and child-like atmosphere. The simplistic balloon shape becomes a feature that reminds the occupants of the innocence and cheerfulness that children portray.
Both products illustrate the influence lighting or the manipulation of shadow can affect the atmosphere and pyschological mind set of its occupants. Additionally, it is usually the subtle-ness in a room that difines its character and spirit.
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