Heracleum
BY B E RT J A N P OT
P O W E R E D T H R O U G H E L E C T R O S A N D W I C H ©
BY M A R C E L WA N D E R S
HERACLEUM BY BERTJAN POT
powered by Electrosandwich© by
Marcel Wanders in Nickel (small
shown), NUT DINING CHAIR BY
MARCEL WANDERS upholstered in
Oray Sand with Cinnamon stained oak
legs and shell.
THE HERACLEUM is a decorative LED lamp
inspired by the Heracleum plant. The white
leaves/lenses ramify from copper or nickel
coated branches, creating a lamp with a very
technical structure, yet natural look. By
using the innovative Electrosandwich© tech-
nology, Heracleum is very thin and delicate,
a design not possible with normal wires.
During the development of the design it just
seemed too much soldering was required.
Then Marcel Wanders had the ‘luminous’
idea to use his Electrosandwich© technology
to make the design possible. The structure
was coated with a plastic layer for isolation
and on top of that a conductive layer to
supply the LEDs with power.Using this tech-
nique it was possible to create a structure
more slender than hoped for when Bertjan
Pot started the project.The technique and
design are perfect for each other. Heracleum
is included in the collection of the Stedelijk
Museum Amsterdam.
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