Unterlinden was designed in 2014 as a small suspension lamp that combines the aesthetic charm of an old-wisdom object with superior technological and lighting value. It was coined to meet a specific design need for the Colmar Unterlinden Museum in France.
Again to follow the spaces of their architecture with light, the table version was launched in 2017 for the Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli library in Milan.
Today, the Unterlinden family has been expanded with new versions, not just for indoor settings but for the outdoors as well.
The heart of the project lies in the characteristic head, which is minimal yet unique for its texture and the volume recreated by a profile which grows according to interrupted geometric shapes. The lamp body in die-cast aluminium or brass features a different finish each time given by the natural oxidation process of the metal which is halted and fixed by means of a clear finish. A high-efficiency precision lens controls the LED light, generating professional performance levels. This element is the basis for a wall lamp version, a table lamp version and two clusters.
The first cluster consists of five suspension elements which all lead to a single central point. The 2.5 metre-long cables can be arranged freely around the space to create compositions that accommodate the needs of various layouts. In the second cluster, the position of the suspended elements is fixed and determined by a circular frame which distributes them along the perimeter. In the floor lamp version, a volume supporting the slim arm is attached to the main rod. As it turns, the arm allows you to direct the head. The cable is fed through the inside and, thanks to a counterweight, it can be adjusted to vary the height of the lighting body.
This frame, although it is fixed, is mirrored in shape in the wall lamp version which with its arm sheds light into the space and allows its height to be adjusted.
Moreover, the characteristic head grows in a version with a 17,5cm diameter instead of 11cm, to obtain superior light performance and give rise to a perfect version for outdoor settings too. Unterlinden 175 is designed in the suspension, wall and bollard versions, only in the aluminium finish.
In the bollard version, the rod exits the centre of the head without compromising its luminous efficiency, which is achieved thanks to a special optic that opens the light along the path.
In the entire Unterlinden family, simplicity is combined with sophistication, expressed in well-balanced and understated shapes, devised with accurate care for details, functional and elegant, unique in both texture and finishes.
