‘the rhythm of light’, designed by susanne de graef

the ‘rhythm of light’ lamp, created by dutch designer susanne de graef, references the cyclical rhythm of time, while its colour and movement draw attention to the dynamic, living properties of light.

five concentric aluminum rings form the skeleton of the lamp. through each of these are threaded hundreds of multicoloured strings, spaced slightly apart from one another. ‘the user decides the rhythm of the lamp,’ de graef explains, by moving the rings up and down, allowing the colours and lines of the layers to mingle and diffuse the light.

susanne de graef: rhythm of light left: full view of the lamp right: detail view of the threads

susanne de graef: rhythm of light view from above

video demonstrating the movement of the layers