martin saemmer, product-design student at the HfG in karlsruhe, germany,
is currently working on his diploma. martin has worked as trainee at marc newson’s office
in paris for 6 month and lived in taipei for half a year while working on different projects
for colin ross and studio domo. the here featured light designs will be part of anupcoming exhibition ‘simple light’
(a project which involves 22 students and is curated by HFG professor hansjerg maier-aichen)at the luminale
in frankfurt 07 – 11.04. 2008.
spindoc by martin saemmerthe body of this object consists out of stainless steel with a average wall thickness of 2mm.
the outer surface has been treated with a special ‘crincle-finish’ also used by car manufacturers
for painting parts of the engine. the inner surface is polished to a reflective finish.
 
 
simple light 1
spinning is a technology that allows to force thin metal sheets in shape.
 
 
simple light 1
‘zero’ by martin saemmer is made for laying on the floor (zero hight). two different lightsituations can be chosen,
depending on which side is facing the floor. it is made of 2 similar injection-molded plastic parts.
one of them is flocked.
 
simple light 1 

another lighting project by marin saemmer is ‘seperator’.

the screen is the separating element between the technical components of the power
supply and the warm, playfull element of the light. it works a bit like a incubator,
were the inside is different from the outside, but the outside is the element that makes it work.