Form follows idea
Finding a suitable luminaire for the meeting space at Stylepark used to be a difficult endeavour: An elongated room, narrow but with high ceilings, whose centre is dominated by the “Breeding Table” made of steel and glass: a unique object with an unusually dynamic shape including “folded” legs and a strong colour scheme in orange and light grey, once developed as a research project by the Kram/Weishaar office. The prototype was first presented to the international public in 2004 during the ‘Stylepark in Residence’ event in Cologne. It was based on software created by the designers, which ‘bred’ patterns with complex geometries and irregular angles from which the creative minds could choose. The favourites were then produced using automated laser cutting and bending machines. In this way, one-off designs were created under the conditions of mass production.
The table and its pioneering idea stole the show from every luminaire to date. A customised lighting solution that was independent of standardised products and could be seamlessly integrated into the existing interior concept was therefore required. A challenge that the experts at Ambright took on: The result is a unique lighting solution that has been specially developed for the room. The basis for this was provided by the ‘SparkShapes’, whose shape can be freely determined on an area of up to 290 x 120 square centimetres. In keeping with the sloping triangles of the table frame, the team designed a luminaire consisting of four triangles with an elongated tip, which, as a geometric ensemble at different heights, plays on the free space under the ceiling. The elements on the sides are positioned vertically, creating an exciting contrast to the horizontally suspended components. Thanks to the slimline construction height of six millimetres, the luminaire looks elegant, while the chosen colour scheme in bright coral and its dynamic suspension serve as a statement. The interplay of the design is a real eye-catcher and harmoniously rounds off the aesthetics of the room design.
The position of the connection point for the power supply could be freely selected and is now discreetly installed on the ceiling. The Ambright luminaires are made of high-quality acrylic glass framed by two layers of aluminium and have no visible supply cables – they are powered via a central canopy. Two of the four ‘SparkShapes’ each offer three light components: filigree downlights with very good glare control, intensely shining uplights and a light edge that is both the Ambright trademark and contributes to the pleasant lighting moods that the luminaire offers. The number and position of each uplight and downlight can be freely determined.
The ‘SparkShapes’ version specially developed for Stylepark is controlled with the Casambi lighting control system, which is based on Bluetooth and can be used to select each light component intuitively and on the move. The fact that Ambright's ‘SparkShapes’ light sources are also dimmable is a point of honour for the company: the Ambright team has been developing drivers and luminaires for medical products for more than ten years – if a luminaire in a magnetic resonance tomograph were to flicker even slightly, it would no longer be possible to measure the spin of individual atomic nuclei in the highly alternating magnetic field. The SparkShape's light sources can be dimmed between 0 to 100 per cent and are also excellently glare-free. The unique lights are ‘printed’ by Ambright in Munich and thus make a significant contribution to the further development of German engineering. (am)
