Jonas Klein b. 1973, Danish Light Designer
Jonas Klein finds that inspiration can spring from the most unexpected sources, such as toys he had as a child or simply shapes that he finds beautiful. He has a preference for Plexiglas and for ‘pure’ shapes: triangles, rectangles, hexagons, circles or ellipses. His works are characterised by a simplicity that springs from a primary idea about function. Jonas Klein often begins with a pattern, a system or a particular shape that gradually, and in part unconsciously, develops and takes shape, eventually becoming a design that evolves through his work with various prototypes. |
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Flux and 20 inchFlux is the name of a floor lamp/light sculpture that occupies the border land between practical object and sculptural expression. The lamp consists of 136 white high-gloss modules that are assembled into a single unit. The individual elements are cut using laser technology, and then the finished product is assembled by hand. The lamp design reflects a desire to make a lamp that is constructed from a large number of modules while still maintaining a very simple expression. His fascination with mathematical formulas and shapes – in this case hexagons – provides an additional element in the basis of the product. The lamp holds many possibilities in its construction, which with few limitations forms the basis for a vast number of mathematical structures. 20 Inch is a pendant lamp designed around a desire for simplicity. The result is a time-less and simple lamp with an airy and floating expression. The lamp has a strong personality with a calm and innovative light. 20 Inch consists of 60 elliptical lamp shades, each angled to avoid reducing the light intensity. The design also ensures that the user never looks directly at the light source itself. Each lamp shade has a click system that locks the lamp shade onto the acrylic rings. This lets the lamp appear airy and floating in all its simplicity. |
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