An interview with Jordi Vilardell about the creative process of PUCK WALL ART, a collection of wall sconces born from the union between luminous functionality and an elegant game of geometrical shapes.
What was the original idea when you started designing the PUCK WALL ART collection?
VIBIA’s briefing focused on the creation of a modular wall sconce, which emitted indirect light and allowed the user to choose the position of each lighted piece. The aim was to create a light fixture that added a decorative value to its setting and resulted from a co-creation process and the active participation of the professional wishing to include it in their project.
Why did you choose circular shapes?
The use of circular modules allows for free arrangement 360 degrees around the first disk. To ease the location criteria, the position of each disk is defined on a 45-degree-angle. Although as more lighting elements are added, the possibilities of placing them become more and more limited, the system of circular shapes allows the maximum amount of compositions, considering that sconces are partially overlapped. The two sizes of the disks can be distributed in a grouped or dispersed way, lining them up or creating rhythmical sequences.
What was the most difficult aspect in developing the PUCK WALL ART collection?
The hardest aspect in designing a light fixture is almost always its luminous element. In this case, we needed to find a balance between efficiency and the decorative vision of the composition, both in its turned on and turned off version. The shape of the light source had to accompany the luminous response, with the aim to achieve a homogeneous lighting effect in the edges of the composition. The luminous elements composing the PUCK WALL ART are designed so that the light they irradiate softens around them, providing a warm and pleasant effect.
How did the possibility of connecting multiple pieces with a single connection point influence the design of this collection?
The overlapping nature of the sconces provides a point of geometrical and visual intrusion that allows connecting components to pass between lighting elements. The design itself provides the technical solution of using a single connection point for the ensemble, which internally connects to all the modules.
What are the different uses that inspired the design of this lighting fixture?
This system is apt for multiple applications, both in residential and public spaces. Among them, I would highlight transition areas that, in many cases, are solved in a dull way and can be instead emphasised by a system such as the PUCK WALL ART, which joins luminous functionality and decorative value.
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