In recent years, more and more people intend to stay away from the crowds and stress of the city. They’d prefer suburban life, enjoying the time at home surrounded by clear blue sky, fleecy white clouds, and even the healing greenery of the mountains and woods, it feels like this little sanctuary where you just want to relax.
Now, let’s take a look back at some designers’ divine works!
｜MIST — Greenery days｜
▲ Photo Credit：U.Z design
Take a breath. We see large floor-to-ceiling windows offering spectacular views of the greenery. The copper cap at the top and the sandblasted glass at the bottom of the MIST are conveying a sense of mountainous and misty view, which adds a refreshing touch to the picture and naturally brings the outside in.
▲ Photo Credit：U.Z design
｜LALU+ — Coastal holiday cottage｜
▲ Photo Credit：YU Design LAB
One can’t help but fall in love with this beach house with its laid-back ambiance and wild scenery. A touch of blue from the sky and the sea comes through the transparent windows and echoes in the charming LALU+ pendant, its shimmering copper color is beautiful against the white tones and fills the house with a gentle and relaxing atmosphere.
▲ Photo Credit：U.Z design
｜MOAI — Colorful and relaxing world｜
▲ Photo Credit：U.Z design
This space is gently washed by the sunlight, and you can enjoy a relaxing time in a bright and fresh relaxation nook. Colorful and neutral tones reflect the clear glass of MOAI and its coppery sheen. It feels like the large opening at the bottom exhales delicate light from the large nose while bringing coolness to the room.
▲ Photo Credit：U.Z design
Start a cheerful and wonderful day along with all the sounds of nature, maybe the waves lapping at the shore or the chirping of cicadas and birds. Take a sip of the cool lemonade soda, casually leaf through the magazine, find the most comfortable way on your own to enjoy the summertime with beautiful light and shadow.
In 2017 and 18, SEED successively launched two representative large-size floor lamps APOLLO MEGA and SOL MEGA. The eye-catching design and ultra-high light quality have well received by designers and quickly spread out in various interior projects.
Apart from mega-size, at the beginning of 2021, we extend both to another compact version, approaching the demand for petit chic spaces in modern life. Aiming to build the direct relationship between the object and people, APOLLO F and SOL F combines superior lighting performance with pure practicality to deliver multi-functional results.
SOL F
SOL collection is a low-key design with elaborate consideration, its ring-like lampshade is finely affixed to a metallic luster balance bar, demonstrating the definition of understated luxury. The floor lamp is now available in a petite size. The new “Retractable Tube Structure” allows users to adjust the height in need whenever reading at the desk or being stuck on the sofa. Built-in sensor dimmer interacts cleverly with users delivering the right amount of ambient light.
Retractable Tube Structure
Rotational nut to adjust the height
Sensor Dimming Function
Touchless control to a suitable light
APOLLO F
APOLLO floor lamp got its tripod firmly supports the huge shade, along with the touch-dimmer allows you to tune the brightness gradually. The flexible luminaire equipped with 140° vertical and 360° horizontal rotation stem that can be set exactly to suit your needs whenever reading at the desk or being stuck on the sofa.
Touch Dimmer Switch
One finger touch to light up the house
Adjustable stand
Steady tripod supports the rotatable shade
The floor lamps are used to be underestimated and taken for granted, yet it actually plays a pivotal role in spaces.
An extraordinary floor lamp can magically make a room being spirited and full of personal style. An additional benefit is, different from pendants and wall lamps, floor lamps can be easily relocated wherever you stay. Its existence has a comforting effect on people feeling warm and secure by the object you are familiar with, which continuously delivering brightness. After all, a home is where the heart is.
Through metallurgy, forging and shaping technologies, mankind has transformed various kinds of mines into hardwares in life with an alchemist touch. In order to make the objects more exquisite and durable, the essentials of metals have been continuously expired with new processes of technology by artisans across generations.
Metals have become an integral and ubiquitous part of the SEED design aesthetic, from raw casting to surface treatment, what are the processes completing a piece of work? In which steps require great skill from dedicated artisans to perform with? In this article we are going to reveal the precision and accuracy hidden in the details.
“ Everything in its right place ”
In SEED, carbon steel, aluminum and copper are often used on the products proform. While in the design process, engineers who have solid mechanical knowledge get involved together applying the right materials according to the physical properties, to approach the original design concept.
▲ Made with aluminum, a material that is strong, flexible, flat and acatable to enhance the heat transfer efficiency toward high temperature of LED modules, MUMU series are shaped by extrusion with a sculptor’s elegance and precision.
▲ The steady APOLLO was also formed with aluminum. On account of sufficient thickness, it could be more durable while practically adjusting the shade.
“ An uncut gem goes not sparkle ”
Welding & Polishing
“Being detail-oriented in design” is consistently self-demanding of SEED.
It’s really common to see the frames and tubes in SEED collections. The key to performing the seamless connection of joints is the finely welding and carefully engineered preliminary process. Each component has been hand-held and polished by various particles of high-speed grinding wheel back and forth. Gradually the surface becomes more and more smooth with the shiny sparkle flashes around. What we are looking for is to give it that real craftsmanship look, ensuring the neatness for the following surface treatment plating or painting.
▲“See the green flame,” the welder says jokingly, “we call it a ghost light.” It is also crucial to wipe out traces of alien material before going to the coloring phase, which is why SEED invents a unique solution in the fire that will be able to remove the slag while welding process at the same time.
▲HUAN is accomplished with multiple welding and polishing processes, meticulously connecting the joints with the outer ring as a one-piece work.
▲ Symbolising the fortitude of rocks, each shade of Zhe is hand-folded and welded to perform the irregular sharp lines.
“ Fine feathers make fine birds ”
Surface treatment has had an instrumental effect, not just on anti-oxidation prolonging the lifetime, but also on how the products are designed in response to the colors and texture demands.
▲ Something hidden within the superlative simplicity, CHINA table lamp is being phased by the extraordinary skill: applying the matt black painting on the preliminary copper plating, then brushing the edge a little just right to the point reveals the antique copper shines in the dark. We are obsessive to give that purity and elegance.
▲The electrical plating builds up a resistant oxide layer that gives the surfaces their handsome glaze and makes them durable.
▲ Color combos with calmly painted shade and metallic luster ring that generates a matt surface with fewer reflections, HUAN geometrically presents gentle and comfortable vibes.
Grinding away the bevels and burrs to realize its essential feature of the metal and coloring on that, a Seed lamp was borned. We simplified our products to the finest, and discarded all unwanted decoration, weaving every lifestyle for homes.
▲ Photo Credit：U.Z. Design
Spirited Light
Most impression about lamps is a quiet and settled home fitting, we believe it can be more than that. The flexible luminaire can be set exactly to suit your needs.
Relationship Between People and Light
In our daily lives, we derive comfort, peace, and warmth from light. In addition to our stance on design aesthetics, the direct relationship between the object and people is the first factor that we take into account.
▲ Photo Credit：U.Z Design
Practical Simplicity
SEED Design Director Meiric, who has solid mechanics background, he believes that giving the fixtures adjustable functionality allows for more exploration of lighting scenarios. In addition to making the use of light more intuitive and convenient, it also encourages the users to touch the texture of daily objects and feel an aesthetic sense of spaces.
Thinking outside the box, we aim to endue luminaires an interactive ability, overcoming the obstacle of development by a series of physical experiments, trying to find a perfect balance between function, craftsmanship, and aesthetics. A symphony of light.
▲ Photo Credit：9’OAK DESIGN
Let’s take a look at what we’ve done for all multiple possibilities of movement and shape.
Patented Structural Engineering Innovation
▲Rotate the DJ base to turn on/off and dim.
CHINA 2004 debuted by its patented structure. The modern concept of “DJ base” is integrated into the minimalist, low-key oriental lines, and the seemingly refined and calm appearance is actually elegantly dimmable
JOJO along the wires going up and down just echoes the playful yo-yo. With the invisible pulley and well-calculated counterweight, the wire length is adjustable by moving it’s opal glass shade veristically, which is impressively smoothly and handily to operate. From 1994 till now, it is still a WOW design when shown in the global fairs.
▲ JOJO allows you to play with light by moving its shades vertically, creating countless compositions
In 2005, the designer was thinking about how to shift the light to multiple positions in order to serve each seat around a table, and then the KAZOKU was born. Rotating the cross bar horizontally to change the arm either linear “-”or cross “+” , the transformer has meeting every user’s need in getting a comfortable light. No matter for work or dining purpose, we are pleased to serve each joyful family gathering to stay emotionally intact.
These three iconic structures have even been well received in global markets for decades, so that they were all upgraded and embedded with new versions to meet recently modern lifestyle.
▲ 2005 Kazoku’s cross-bar debut
▲ 2014 Lalu+ inherits the spirit of light from the cross-bar.
Comprehensive Adjustments
While we are on the subject of flexible adjustment function toward various users scenarios, those SEED classic models will absolutely come to mind: PLANET 、HERCULES and LAITO MEGA . The frequency of human-light interaction can be said to be outstanding among lamps, and the multi-link elements contain in-depth consideration like you had never saw before. SEED products take in account function and usability, that always package with exclusive and patent devices to interact cleverly with user scenario. We offer extraordinary craftsmanship with fine-tuned engineering.
▲ Planet_ solid Copper Gear Construction
▲ Hercules_ 2019 German Design Special Mention
▲ Laito Mega_Fishbone + Circular Rotating Structure
Hidden Extraordinary Craftsmanship in the Fine Details
“Perfection consists in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” We offer dedicated craftsmanship with fine-tuned engineering. Every piece is meticulously crafted with ardent passion and stringent ethics.
SOL, launched in 2019 Q3, the cutting-edge design elaborates its details of appearance, function, and innovation, expressing the spirit of SEEDOLOGY we abide by.
The metallic bar in the center is more than just an ornament, it’s a balance device which allows the fixture to be able to change the light angle even after installed. Each installation is unique, the multiple apertures of light are arranged to create an endless galaxy of star shifting atmosphere. Ideally installed in groups of two or three, they rotate to the custom configuration dictated by the size and shape of a space, geometrically emits an ambient light.
Followed by Christmas eve of 2019, the SIRCLE is available in elegant sand gold finishing perfectly combine with warm mouth-blown opal glasses. By flipping the opal shade in and out of the metal frame, the designer succeeds in creating the fantacy of floating milky twilight.
2020 is the year we need love and light more than ever when things are mixed up with the unknown. We groped our way through the fuzzy clouds, as a metaphor, DAWN is the first light for us. By the collaboration between the built-in physical structure “Double Helix” and the optical accessory “Zoom Lens”, the light is able to change the beam angle by zoom in and out. In addition to floodlight and focus, it can also be a wall washer, creating a natural sense of art in the space. As the dark clouds recede and the dawn emerges, DAWN is not only beyond the scope of a lamp, but also enriches the natural mission of a lamp.
▲ The head can be rotated up-and-down for soft light or spotlight.
“ While pouring water onto the body of the cement, the craftsmen will polish, and wash it back and forth with water sandpaper. After the surface becomes delicately smoother and the color more even, the washing stage is near completion. ”
Cement, known as binding material with a rough texture, is normally used in the realm of architecture since the Roman Times. In 2008, SEED came out with the first idea to utilize cement as a primary material in our lamps, creating an exceptionally exquisite and smooth surface yet maintaining the raw characteristics of it.
Without further ado, let’s explore the craftsmanship as well as the cement lamps we recommend in the SEED line-up.
Preparation：
Mixing
Temperature is the key
In the beginning, the most difficult variable to overcome is Temperature Change. Cement is easily affected by temperature which results in cracks. This poses an added challenge for us given that lamps are inevitably electrical products that generate temperature. Our savvy R&D team tried a variety of formulas that have been thoroughly tested and refined to achieve the strength and toughness required, as well as efficient heat dissipation in the structural design. The end result is a beautiful Cement Lamp that is well suited for varying weather conditions from hot summers to cold winters.
Vacuuming
Getting rid of bubbles
To ensure a fine cement surface, the craftsman will need to tediously vacuum the mixture cement grout via a special vacuum machine. This process is crucial in the prevention of bubbles as well as chipped corners on the edges of the lamp from forming.
0 %
Into the mold
“Timing control is crucial, yet the process must be steady and slow.”
After the vacuum machine stops stirring, the concrete material begins to solidify. At this time, the master has to precisely control the timing and volume of the grout, keeping it slow, and focusing on every detail, while filling into the mold. Any tiny slip-up in this stage may result in unwanted imperfections such as cracks or holes.
50 % → 60 %
Demold, dry in the shade
“Wait and see, it’s time to uncover.”
Similar to the process in which a cake is baked, the timing of demolding must take place at around 50% – 60% solidification state. The slightest delay may result in an over-dried concrete that is prone to cracks.
When interviewing the Craftsman, we asked the master to slow down his process so we could capture the moment by a film, however, he vehemently objected. With experience and authority, he informed our crew “No, No, No! We cannot delay any longer, not even a few seconds.”
Pay attention to the timing and unmolding of each piece of cement carefully one by one.
Drying Stage
80 %
Wash
Each piece is ever so gently washed by hand, one at a time. With care, the surface of every lampshade is wiped down and carefully patted dry. Each piece is left out to dry slowly in the shade.
When the cement has reached approximately 80% solidification, which feels both moderately soft and hard, the final washing step of the surface beautification process will be carried out. The expert craftsman holds the cement in hand, pouring water on it while washing the fixture back and forth with sandpaper. After the rough texture is gradually eroded, the cement becomes delicate, smooth, and even. At this stage, the production is almost complete.
80 % → 100 %
Sun-dry
“The final step is dependent on the weather.”
With the Washing Phase complete, the next step is air-drying. In this stage, ideal humidity levels are the recipe for success. Previous steps were heavily reliant on the Master’s experience and expertise but this final and very important stage is weather dependent.
In 2008, SEED launched the first cement lamp in the world. Today, the use of cement has become a more common material in the lighting industry. Nevertheless, SEED is proud of our many loyal followers who are still fond of our cement fixtures, because they can still identify the subtle differences as well as enhancements a Seed fixture inhibits in comparison to other counterparts.
Before we close the interview, the last question we asked the Master Craftsman is, “Which step is the most vital in the production of the cement lamp?” It took him a while to contemplate, he paused for a few additional seconds keeping the suspense flowing, and finally he concludes “Umm…. all the steps matter.”
CASTLE 2008
SEEDDESIGN’s cement lamps give life to an otherwise lack-luster material. The application of cement in the context of lighting preserves the natural textures and characters of this raw material yet has reintroduced this with a softer touch and exquisite appeal.
CASTLE MERMAID 2016
With the Mermaid we have merged contrasting yet complimentary elements, cement with metal, creating for an interesting appeal. The lustrous metal adds a visually bright element in space.
MUSE 2018
Cement combined with the mouth-blown glass, is simple and harmonious. Allow the MUSE to twinkle into the night and allow your surroundings to simply shimmer.
Taking a deep breath, a craftsman is blowing air into molten glass. By spinning the blowpipe with their sophisticated hands, a piece of design is well shaped in a minute. This is a very moment destining a glass to be done or gone.
Being time-honored workmanship, glass is one of the favorite materials for the artists. Countless enchanting and diverse objects ranging from glassware to artworks were created of its fluidity and plasticity since B.C. People are fascinated particularly by how the light and shadow refractions play with it. Today, we take on a journey to mouth-blown glasses presented by SEEDDESIGN.
Hand-Blown Glass
Most of SEEDDESIGN’s glass is handmade, mouth-blown by skilled craftsmen. Standing by the hot furnace, the glassblowers dip the red molten glass up to 1200 ℃ with a long steel pipe and move to the mold immediately. They were taught by experience about how much molten to be dipped to make the desired shape.
They start to blow air into the glass and spin the pipe speedily and steadily with hands at the same time to keep the thickness of glass as equivalent as it can. On the other side of the pipe, the glass bubble grows bigger and bigger until it fills up the mold.
The holder opens the mold, cuts off the glass from the pipe and moves it into the tempering oven for cooling down slowly to increase the toughness and avoid hidden cracks of glass. After fine polishing operated in-house exclusively by SEEDDESIGN, a glass of lamp is born.
Since the glasses are made by hands, tiny bubbles, spinning marks therefore exist. None of them weighs 100% the same to one another, instead, these guarantee the natures of mouth-blown glass that every piece of work is unique and irreplaceable.
▲The traces left on the glass during the process symbolizes the craftsman’s spirit.
Colored Glass
When a transparent glass is done in one move, a colored lamp glass takes multiple jobs with 3 to 5 layers which is a big challenge to craftsmen. After a layer of transparency is based, the glassblower dips with molten opaque glass all over top of the base, puts into the mold, and blow air into glass again.
▲ Blowing-up and adding colors into the molten glass at the same time.
Opal glass will be done in three layers, while other colors take five. Usually the inner and outermost layers are transparent that hard enough to protect the color inside. When you gaze at the edge of colored glasses, the opal and the color would be sandwiched in 3 layers of transparent glass.
The colored glass provided by SEEDDESIGN is not painted, but chemical results mixed with different metallic elements. It turns the light into ambiences, each piece differs from one another and does not fade over time.
▲Colored glass emits the gentle light through the multi-layers.
Sand-Blasted Glass
Sand-blasted glass is one of the features of SEEDDESIGN. It presents the translucency in between clear and opal glass. The process of glass being gently scarred by sand could only be done purely by experienced hands. Light becomes softer, glare-free, and gradient like the sunrise in misty mountains.
VULTURE
Designer Chen, Chao-Chen
Designer Meiric always cherishes and adores endangered species of the world, especially birds. Vulture was one of a kind that inspired him to infuse the spirit in his masterpiece. With a different perspective, he discovered the immanence of its purity and goodwill toward the earth.
MOAI
Designer Chen, Chao-Cheng
Illuminated MOAI provides an atmospheric, ambient glow as light moves through the sphere and bounces off the clear glass shade creating a unique egg-shaped reflection. Silhouetted reminiscent of the stone statues of Easter Island, the MOAI is dynamic no matter it is on or off.
▲MOAI
▲ Be with MOAI, breathe in the fresh air, and release stress behind.
FUJI
Designer Dou, Ye Cin
Impressed by respect and love for FUJI mountain in Japanese culture, our designer poetically characterized the FUJI. To express the mild impression, she utilizes a spherical opal glass to interpret the rising sun.
LAITO OPAL
Designer Chen, Chao-Cheng
In keeping with the Laito series vintage heritage the Laito Opal adds softness to the classic, streamlined shape, evoking a subdued glow of years gone by. It can be perfectly positioned for your task at hand. As with the rest of the Laito series aesthetic is never compromised by function.
▲LAITO OPAL the classic appearance reinterpreted by the hand-and opal glass, found a balance between retro and modern.
▲ the milky color is such warm and gentle, let the mouth-blown opal glass melt your heart softly.
MIST
Designer Chen, Chao-Cheng
Centuries ago, many Chinese poets composed beautiful poems inspired by intriguing mountainous sceneries. When standing on a mountaintop, people seem to be close enough to be able to touch the clouds with their fingertips and feel the mists against their faces. In dedication to those inspiring poems, we’ve created MIST in hopes to capture that very moment.
▲MIST lights up the misty feeling like the significant scene of the dawn light appear slowly among the cloud sea.
Thanks to the improvement of LED performance, the era of glass lamp comes back of the high color rendering of light. Through the clear and opal glass, light emits brightness with hazy warmness, while the colored ones paint the rooms with a sense of ritual or nostalgia. Choose one favorite glass lamp, enjoy the moment with your magic beloveds.
Coming along with night, when the body relaxes, the mind relaxes. Treasure the“Me time” no matter reading or meditation, a good bedside lamp can fit in so many different styles interiors for various of calming activities. Following are the tips and our recommendations guide you to choose the right one, sweet dream.
#Take the personal using habit into your consideration.
If you frequently read before sleep, a sufficient light would be absolutely needed to support, for example the rotatable lamp type allows to adjust the light direction to your object without interrupting your bedmate. (such as OLO, MUMU, LING…etc.) Or, if you used to phub your phone before bed, the dimmable light will help to deliver a slight brightness; Even better with glass shade more for atmosphere as the light is soften through the glass to the surrounding, exudes warmth and a feeling of security. (such as SIRCLE, DORA, JOJO LED)
#Proper position matters
Position the lamp at a height level between eyes and shoulders when sitting on the bed, no matter which lamp type like wall, pendant or table lamp, this is the proper height that offers sleepers the comfortable light preventing from glare.
OLO
Designer Li, Hui Lun
Using the basic elements of circles and lines, featuring the cutting-edge design of hollow circles with glare-free LED lighting, the rotatable lampshade with softened light can impressively create practical as well as ambient light. With an easy one-touch-dimmer, you are one fingertip away to letting your imagination run wild and allowing a good dream to begin.
▲ Hollow circles let the OLO shine through.
SIRCLE
Designer Li, Hui Lun
SIRCLE, a symbolization merged Square and Circle, inspired by the East aesthetic philosophy, the circular light ball just like a soft tender mind leaning on a sound substantial frame, chemically shaped a harmonious feature with its flexible body inside-out. Meanwhile, the fantastic performance of light through the opal mouth-blown glass, spreading the beauty of moonlight all over the space.
▲With a flexible “inside-out” design concept, the opal mouth-blown glasses appear to simply float at ease, with no restraints nor inhibitions.
MUMU
Designer Kuo, Keng Dian
Combining the coolness of metal and the warmth of wood, MUMU appears simple, peaceful yet detailed. The round angle of the edge balanced the sharpness of lines, and the 320° rotation is quite user friendly.
DORA
Designer Chang, Ting Ting/ Li, Hui Lun
Oh So Chic! One of the popular collections DORA since 2015, which was inspired by designer Ting’s childhood, who wanted to create a collection that was versatile, interactive, and fun! Dora is adorable as jewelry, being crystal and shine, either pendant or wall lamp will be a good fit for the bedside.
▲DORA P3
Photo credit：御見設計 Yudesignlab
▲Shine through the shining metal and clear glass, injecting the light efficiently.
LING
Designer Li, Hui Lun
With an airy grace, LING provides ample lighting yet remains clean and seamless. A twin lamp with uplight and downlight allows it emits ambient and projecting light at the same time. The rotating design echoed the practical spirit, which is more than beautiful but thoughtful.
▲LING PV
Photo credit：二三設計
▲The upward warm light softens the coldness of the metal, showing a double texture of light.
We start one day in bed, so as the end. Let the bedtime be a wonderful fleeting moment of our own, light up a unique bedside lamp to make a perfect ending to a long day.
Have you ever experienced eyes fatigue and blur after sitting under a pendant lamp for a while? This short symptom of glare is probably caused by improper use of lighting such as wrong hanging height, or poor lamp shade design which does not filter the extra light into our eyes.
The ideal height of hanging lightings
Most dining tables are 75-80 cm height. To prevent the eye discomfort of sitting by the table, the ideal height for hanging lamp is around 70-90 cm from the top of table to the bottom of lampshade, while a slight difference is allowed at user’s convenience and comfort.
For example, for families with small children can benefit more from hanging 70 cm due to their sight lower than adults; hanging over 90 cm is more suitable for tall family members to avoid head collisions during meals and other activities around table.
▲When the lamp hangs too high, the illuminance reduces which may be insufficient for reading.
Aesthetics concerns of spaces
Apart from the viewpoint of optics in practice, our aim in choosing a lamp is no doubt pursuing an enchanting home. A comprehensive study including the appearance of the lamp, environment of installation, or measures of the space is significant to users. Therefore, consulting with professionals like your interior, lighting designer or lighting shop will be a good choice when undertaking your lighting plan.
▲A petite light can be hanged closer to the table without stressing users below, which allows users to look into the details of the lamp easily while enjoying cheerful dinner.
▲Some people favor hanging the pendant lamps lower in order to extend the wire. It optimizes the visual proportion of a space, which looks higher and wider.
“Lighting” is the medium relieving us for home, while the dining table often plays a role in happy gatherings with your beloved. If you have no idea about how to decor your place with lights or struggle between the luminance and glare, take notes of the tips above and you will find a way out. Cherish the wonderful moment with family with an ideal lighting joining!
A new year begins, a good time to make some changes. Whether we determine to cultivate a new habit, develop regular exercise, or find a more suitable balance between work and life. We all eager to change when we see the possibilities of being a better me.
Similarly, SEEDDESIGN always has more expectations for itself. “For me, there is no perfect product in this world for a designer. When a product launches, I never satisfy. Instead, I prefer to optimize it. “ – SEEDDESIGN Designing Director Meiric.
Let’s take a look at before & after; see how those designs transformed and become A Better Me.
CHINA 2004 → CHINA LED 2017
CHINA debuted in 2004. At the time, it instantly became one of SEEDDESIGN’s iconic designs by its classic shape and unique DJ dimmer.
As time goes by, the era of the halogen bulb is ending, and the LED generation is following with much better performance than ever. CHINA was re-born as an LED version, it upgraded with slimmer shape, sleek texture and high CRI, and still, it reserved the key feature of the DJ dimmer base. That’s how it returned with grace and rich immanence.
JOJO 1994 → JOJO LED 2016
Inspired by the movement of YO-YO, JOJO showed up in 1994 with the ability to adjust the height, which equipped an impressive balance device. Since then, it has been the most playful design in the fairs.
Until 2016, we developed a new version. Besides the benefits of low wattage increasing safety and durability, JOJO LED was even infused the designer’s original idea, redesigned the counterweight to rounding shape with glossy appearance as embellishment, which symbolizes the joy and blessing for people.
HERCULES 2004 → 2017
2004, a tribute to the legendary character of Greek mythology, HERCULES appeared. Carrying strength and courage, metaphorically, the curving body shows its humbleness, which reveals the extraordinary temperament in a low-key manner.
2017, designer White brought us fresh air. Apart from the new LED dimming function, she turned the sharp line into softer that conveying the toughness and beauty. Even more, the brand new matching color of classic black and metal successfully catches people’s eyes, which states its elegant and bold aesthetic propositions, and was honored to win the 2019 German Design Award.
DODO 2013 → DOBI 2015
DODO the birds’ appearance is comical yet beautiful. Inspired by his whimsical body shape, DODO is undoubtedly the best demonstration of natural simplicity. DODO attracted a lot of attention after launch, since it can fit any style in the modern world.
Catering to smaller scaled spaces, the DOBI offers a more petite version of the ever so popular DODO. For the first time to use the hit color black + copper, white + brass to the lamp design. Let chic DOBI accompany you to discover the little surprise in your life.
LALU 2005 → LALU+ P 2014 → RE-LALU 2017
“Lalu” is a holy island in the legend of one of the Taiwanese aborigines–Thao. It symbolized the residence of the ancestors’ spirits. Back to 2005, LALU comes with the natural granite base and mouth-blown glass, the combination plays harmony between nature and humanity art.
Throughout years of being loved, We’ve reinterpreted this charming collection with a contemporary twist. The LALU+ pendant became a big hit when it was launched in 2014. Keeping up with the trends in home furnishing and accessories, this time it comes with a metallic style. The linear fixture allows people to rotate it into a cross or straight formation.
2017, the Re-Lalu table lamp consists of metal, wood, glass, three different materials. And cleverly embedded the switch on the top of the light pole, keep the original image and achieve a more neat style. Those evolutions provoke our curiosity. We can’t help but look forward to it: what will it look like next time and will it surprise us again?
Redesign work, in addition to discovering better possibilities; most importantly is to take action. A new year begins, we made up our minds and set up new goals as always, and the key to success is ” getting started without hesitation! ”
Instead of full brightness, sometimes we only need a square of light—when exercising, chatting or napping, all these ordinary fragments consist of our life. By reducing the illumination, we could possibly grab more choices of lighting form in our daily life. At this state, join new perspective of SEED with HOODIE, FIREFLY, and MUSE.
｜HOODIE｜
—— The adventurer who braves your world
Designed by Li, Hui-Lun, who inspired by her little boy who shows strong curiosity with discovery of the world. HOODIE, born with an opal glass and whimsical frame, embodies an explorer who’s always ready to brave the world. Spanned across an underlying need of those who avoid bothering their better half in the midnight, direction and beam are both adjustable in the design. To tick the boxes, HOODIE comes with a rechargeable light source that can easily fit the place without electrical outlets, even transition to a wall sconce. Enjoy HOODIE with full benefits of wireless agility!
｜FIREFLY｜
——Nostalgic enchantment through poetry and reality
FIREFLY, with a lovely silhouette inherits from flower petals and fan, was designed by Zhang, Huan-Rou. Fireflies and fan in summer night had always been nostalgic enchantment in Chinese poetry. Not only remains soften illumination, FIREFLY also contains the sophisticated thoughts with contrast color. By ideations of creating new decorative image, Rou refreshes our view by interaction of classic literature and modern industrial design.
｜MUSE ｜
—— Pop up your inspiration!
Muses symbolized the greatest of arts and sciences in Greek mythology. MUSE from SEED is defined as the source of creative ideas. New ideas somehow come up in original moments, the simple flick of switch embodies the pop-up moments of sudden inspiration. Concrete base inherits the iconic material of SEED, translucent blown-glass softly translates the stirring hope into a daily object. With the simplest state, MUSE is always the sincerest greeting gift as well as the blessing for beloved ones.
Size: L 15.4cm x W9.75cm x H 13.4cm
Light Source: LED 2W 2700K CRI90
Designer: Li, Hui Lun
Size: L 17.5cm x W 6.5cm x H 27cm
Light Source: G9 LED 3W 2700K CRI80
Designer: Chang, Huan Rou
Size: L 6.7cm x W 6.7cm x H 13.1cm
Light Source: G9 LED 2W 2700K CRI80
Designer: Chen, Chao-Cheng
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