benjamin hubert: treis + frame for kundalini

‘treis’ bottom view

british designer benjamin hubert has created two lights ‘frame’ and ‘treis’ for italian lighting brand kundalini, both of which have been developed based around the industrial metal production of the automotive industry.

‘treis’ front view

‘treis’ explores the process of aluminum press manufacturing, resulting in a non-oblique form that allows both visual lightness and freedom of form. with the aesthetic of the light’s production based on the automotive industry, the lamps themselves have actually been manufactured at a car panel production facility. this use of automotive language and technology is reinforced with an injection moulded polycarbonate diffuser featuring a fractured prismatic surface. this allows the light to be reflected and diffused, referencing a car headlight defractor structure. its overall dimensions measure 500mm x 260mm.

‘treis’ orthographic view

the fractured prismatic surface, references a car headlight defractor structure ‘treis’ diffuser

pressing

‘treis’ concept sketches

‘frame’

‘frame’ is developed around die cast aluminium production. its surfacing and form focuses on attaining a high level of detail and finish, ensuring that even the simplest components of the lamp are well resolved and integrated. the design is quiet in its aesthetic and language, allowing the illumination reflected on the wall, act as a focal point of the project. being made from one shot aluminium die casting with an integrated glass diffuser reflecting and framing the light from the wall of the building, allows the quiet wall lamp to disappear into the architecture. designed and developed over a period of 2 years, ‘frame’ is made from recycled die cast aluminium. its overall dimensions measure W180 mm x H270mm

‘frame’ illuminated