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Olafur Eliasson X Louis Poulsen
The result speaks for itself. The magnificent pendant, which is
Olafur Eliasson’s first collaboration with Louis Poulsen, changes
depending on the angle from which it is viewed.
This is due to the lamp’s complex geometrical construction, which
brings the light to life in a variety of ways - continuously generating
new impressions for the person experiencing the lamp.
Olafur Eliasson explains that it is precisely the effect that light has
on us that was the most important component in his design of the
pendant and its light:
“Light shapes everything; it determines what we do and how we
do it. Quality lighting is essential to our lives. A concern for the
emotional and physical effects of lighting is at the core of the lamp
that I have conceived for Louis Poulsen.”
“Normally you would have a structure on the inside,
surrounded by a soft skin cladding the light, but my ambition
was to reverse this, so you first see the outer structure
holding the lamp together, with the soft reflecting material
on the inside. Presenting the strucure in this way also feels
more honest, more revealing. It looks quite magical, but
really there is no magic, no tricks, no secrets.”
Olafur Eliasson on the OE Quasi Light in Wallpaper, May 2019
