bertjan pot: heracleum for moooi

‘heracleum’ by bertjan pot for moooi image © designboom

influenced by the heracleum plant, dutch designer bertjan pot‘s new LED lamp for dutch furniture brand moooi features ‘white leaves / lenses’ that ramify off ‘branches’, ending in a form that is both technical and natural in aesthetic. named ‘heracleum’, by using the technique of coating conductive layers in the design, the result is a very thin and delicate lamp – a design not possible with normal wire. a metal wire frame forms the branch-like design, while polycarbonate lenses act as the leaves which are illuminated by 63 LEDs in total. the heracleum leaves can be freely rotated and positioned as needed by moving them around their stems which come in nickel or copper finishes.

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detail of the branch-like form image © designboom

polycarbonate lenses form the ‘leaves’ of the lamp which can be freely rotated and moved around their stems image © designboom

detail of the leaves / lenses image © designboom

‘heracleum’ installation at the moooi presentation during milan design week 2011 image © designboom

‘heracleum’ with nickel finish image courtesy of moooi

‘heracleum’ with copper finish image courtesy of moooi