Skynest: weaving tradition and innovation
A combination of formal elegance and technical innovation, Skynest features an innovative LED strip, woven with a textile tube to create a basket-like form that is crafted yet sophisticated.
Following on from the decorative approach of Skygarden (a 2007 design by the studio concealing a relief of flowers within a domed lamp), Skynest takes Marcel Wanders in a new direction, enriching its humanistic, poetic approach with a new world of innovation, sustainability and technology.
The unexpected light
Skynest is composed of 24 LED light sticks covered with a two-tone textile texture. The light is emitted from one side only, the white one, while the color of the fabric remains visible on the outside. The intersection of the various light elements with 48 other colored rods on both sides gives life to the lamp: an ethereal, very light presence, clearly inspired by the world of craftsmanship yet unexpectedly technological.
Technological craftsmanship
Marcel Wanders intuition is to propose weaving as a new light source. Using weaves to create lampshades is almost a standard in artisan-inspired lighting, yet the change of perspective, that is to say making the basket the source of light itself, transforms Skynest into an innovative and surprising piece of design. A bridge between two worlds that, more and more, come closer in our contemporary feeling.
Even the name, Skynest, is strongly evocative: in addition to recalling Wanders' previous masterpiece, it suggests the idea of a nest of light suspended in the sky, a dreamy and poetic image.
Skynest Sustainable
1 – Skynest is made from recycled and fully recyclable PL.
2 – Each element is held in place by special micro connectors.
3 – No glue is used to assemble the different parts.
4 – The entire lamp can be easily disassembled for repairs and replacements.
