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PEEL

IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE METAL APPEAR SOFT?

THAT’S THE QUESTION DUTCH-DANISH DESIGNER

SISSEL GRAM WARRINGA EXPLORED IN THE CREATION

OF PEEL - A STAINLESS STEEL SERIES OF LUMINAIRES

CHALLENGING PERCEPTIONS WITH ITS SURPRISINGLY

SOFT AND PLAYFUL LIGHTING EFFECT.

THANKS TO PEEL’S DISTINCTIVE CIRCULAR BODY,

WHICH IS CRAFTED FROM ONE SINGLE PIECE OF

STAINLESS STEEL, THE LUMINAIRE OFFERS A MORE

ROUNDED AESTHETIC NOT TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED

WITH METALS.

THE INTEGRATED OPAL GLASS LIGHT SOURCE

ENSURES A GLARE-FREE EXPERIENCE, DELIVERING

A SOFT, DIFFUSED COMBINATION OF DIRECT AND

INDIRECT ILLUMINATION.

WARRINGA’S DESIGN PHILOSOPHY NOT ONLY

EMPHASISES AESTHETICS BUT ALSO SUSTAINABILITY.

THE OPAL LIGHT SOURCE IS CRAFTED FROM A

SPECIALLY DESIGNED GLASS SHADE THAT SCREWS

ONTO A G9 LIGHT SOURCE, MINIMISING WASTE AND

CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.

BY

SISSEL GRAM

WARRINGA

“The design process for Peel started with fiddling

around with paper. Different shapes - circles and

squares, but also strips or lines of paper - twisted in

every direction imaginable. There is something very

specific and super simple about having a basic shape

such as a circle move in two different directions.

After many attempts,

the form of number eight gave life to Peel.

During the design process, I was in constant dialogue

with FRANDSEN about the light, as my vision was to

have a regular Light Source for the lamp. Together

we came to the solution of a diffuser, which conceals

the actual light source and preserves the design

aesthetic of the lamp.

There is something beautiful about having an object

in your home that is sculptural as well as highly

functional. It’s the combination of the two that make

Peel a meaningful piece of light design.”