FLOS at Martin Asbæk Gallery: A Study in Light and Process

FLOS at Martin Asbæk Gallery: A Study in Light and Process

Written by Julia H. Montanez

Among the highlights for Flos was Linked by Michael Anastassiades, a modular glass system that combines precision engineering with familiar form. Anastassiades, whose solo work has earned him recognition as one of the most influential figures in contemporary design, has been designing with Flos for over a decade. Linked is composed of a series of luminous linear glass links, each easily connected to the next via dedicated fastening points. As the designer explained, “The arrangement of links can be spontaneous or carefully planned, selected to achieve the desired drop. You can position a sphere precisely above a table or create a room-height installation. The chains hang like jewellery from the ceiling and can be combined to divide a space.”
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Erwan Bouroullec’s Maap introduced a wall lamp constructed from Tyvek: a material so light and flexible it can be folded like paper, yet complex in that it requires deliberate crumpling during installation to form a microstructure that both stabilizes the piece and creates a diffused, immersive glow. The design embodies the designer’s fascination with geometry, natural forms, and the impulse to shape materials by hand.
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Erwan’s brother and frequent collaborator, Ronan Bouroullec, presented his newest collection, Luce Sferica, a sculptural modular suspension lamp that reveals the beauty of a handcrafted object with functionality. Conceived to evoke the delicacy of raindrops resting on a wire, the design pairs a polished aluminum body with a series of transparent, mouth-blown glass spheres that glide along the structure like droplets, achieving a balance of technical precision and ethereal simplicity.
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Konstantin Grcic presented his new Nocturne series, made of extruded aluminium and blown borosilicate glass. The form is utilitarian and sculptural, qualities characteristic of Grcic’s design practice. Each piece is modular, offering configurations suited to both architectural and residential settings.
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Finally, the re-edition of Tobia Scarpa’s 1963 floor lamp, Seki-Han, anchored the display with a sense of continuity, underscoring Flos’s decades-long engagement with material experimentation and collaborations with some of the most influential designers of the past and present.
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Photography courtesy of Flos