A diffuse, frosted glass renders what lies beneath differently, depending on the objects distance to the glass. Objects close will be displayed sharp and saturated, while objects further away become more and more diffuse, lighter and less exposed. w172 bokeh consists of two contrasting elements; an industrial and highly specialised aluminium heat sink, cooling the central high power LED, and a more human, softer and recognisable bell, blown in etched glass.
Wästberg: w172 bokeh
Premiered in Stockholm, Daniel Rybakken’s new light for Wästberg features an industrial aluminium heat sink and a softer and recognisable bell blown in etched glass.
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- 07 February 2017
- Stockholm
The curve of the heat sink and the curve of the glass start off together at the top of the bell, but slide apart as they move downwards, adding a gradient of blur or “bokeh” on the traces of the hard and industrial internal core seen through the pure surface of the glass. From being softened by their distance to the glass, these traces become projected shadows, like images on a camera’s ground glass when the light source is turned on.
w172 bokeh
Design: Daniel Rybakken
Manufacturer: Wästberg
Materials: glass, aluminium, steel, 6,000 lm LED