setting up sonumbra within the V&A's jones gallery
all images courtesy of loop.ph

as part of the 'in praise of shadows' exhibition at the V&A, loop.ph will be exhibiting
sonumbra inside the jones gallery.

sonumbra is an experimental body of work which explores how alternative sources of energy
and low cost lighting can be crafted to provide light and shade for a community of people.
parasols constructed from strands of lights laced together, have the potential to offer shelter
from the sun by day and provide light for a local community at night through energy which
has been collected from solar cells that have been embedded within its canopy.
the use of the low cost, flexible, organic solar cells is a collaboration with riso DTU,
the national laboratory for sustainable energy in denmark.

the installation runs during london design week from september 19th to september 27th.


the parasol-like form hanging down from the ceiling


the web-like structure


sonumbra illuminated


display of the architectural textile's flexibility


the form behaves like a fabric and can be draped, bent and folded




organic solar cells are embedded within the web in order to generate energy


crafting the delicate structure