marc venot inflates lumière soufflée for moustache

 

 

 

during maison et objet and paris design week 2015, moustache hosted the ‘favoris #01’ exhibition, inviting international designers to create unique pieces for auction. among these were marc venot who developed two lighting objects which explore the process of inflation and deflation, as a means of providing a magical presence in the house. his ‘lumière soufflée’ works are each outfitted with a fan within their plastic bases, breathing air into the lampshades which are made from a three-layer film of hand-sewn polyethylene foam. they gently rise and seem to float in the air, or quiver, coming to life when they are illuminated. 

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detail of the plastic base and hand-sewn polyethylene foam lampshade illuminatedmarc venot lumière soufflée designboom
‘lumière soufflée’ by marc venot
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top view of the hand stitched detailsmarc venot_lumiere soufflee_designboom_005
a fan placed within the plastic base breathes air into the shade, bringing it to lifemarc venot_lumiere soufflee_designboom_006
the french designer’s other ‘lumière soufflée’ features a lampshade with rectangular perforationsmarc venot_lumiere soufflee_designboom_007 marc venot_lumiere soufflee_designboom_008
detail of the cut lampshademarc venot_lumiere soufflee_designboom_009
one of the inflated lamps illuminated

 


marc venot’s ‘lumière soufflée’ in action
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