Telhada (2024)
Light fixtures series | addressable LEDs, LED tubes, patina on metal
Commissioned by DΩ & Traumburg Festival.
These light fixtures were developed in a year-long collaboration with metal worker Ira Grünberger. We were commisioned to create a holistic light scenography for Traumburg Festival, which takes place every summer in a barroque castle. Given their theme of ‘movement’, we decided to look into all things organic and non-organic that are in motion. We developed metal light fixtures forming patinas on their surface to form the design of multiple stages and spaces of the castle.
image credits: Ira Grünberger
Telhada is a series of lights inspired by parts of the roof. In the same way as roofs give shape & shelter to a house, the collection of metal pieces serve both as a cover and a diffuser for the lighting element.
They are Arco, Calha, Cume and Telha.
Further documentation
Arco means arch in portuguese. Three 1m steel sheets are bent in an oval where a carefully composed patina sits on. A stainless steel piece serves as a shield where addressable LED lights indirectly light the patina. The result is a play between shadow, reflection and opaqueness.
Cume, as in the portuguese word Cumeeira, means the upper edge where two roofs meet. Originally thought of as candleholders, the slits in the angled bars register the passage of time as the candles burn. Simultaneously, the individually applied patinas indicate processes taking place within the life of metals.
Telha is shaped like a roof tile. Mounted on the outside is two filtered TL lights. On the inside an addressable LED tube shines light through slits in the metal.
Calha means rain gutter in Portugese. They are a series of steel tubes cut in semi-circles, and precise slits in the length of the tube create the sensation of movement, where light shines through with addressable LED strips.
