Every year, the German Design Council presents the German Design Award, one of the most coveted prizes in the design landscape. For 2023, a top-class jury again selected those products from over 4,000 that reflect the most significant design trends. One of the winners of the year is the Lichtsystem 6 light bridge by GERA Leuchten, a multifunctional lamp for the kitchen island.
The award is another highlight in the design history of GERA Leuchten: The company has already received over a dozen awards for its minimalist, timeless designs. “Innovation, service and quality are the hallmarks of all our products,” says Hening Pölitz, owner and managing director of GERA Leuchten. “Values that I personally stand for. We focus on continuity and consistent brand management – also for contemporary products such as our light shelf. Our customers appreciate this attitude and it also convinced the jury of the German Design Award.”
At GERA Leuchten, designer Thomas Ritt is responsible for the design strategy and consistency in design. For 25 years, together with Hening Pölitz, he has ensured a uniform conceptual and design development at GERA Leuchten, through which the company has developed from a supplier to a well-known and recognised lamp manufacturer. “Our products today are recognisable, clearly distinguishable and unique,” says Thomas Ritt, “and they thus ensure an unmistakable brand identity.”
Like his other designs, the Light Bridge is a symbol of minimal functionalism. It is derived from the GERA Lighting System 6, which, as a modular profile system, has developed enormously variably since 2009 – from under-cabinet and pendant lamps to light shelves for use next to furniture. As a light bridge, Lighting System 6 is the perfect lighting concept for a type of interior design that reflects both trend and necessity: “Living space is becoming scarcer, and floor plans are thus becoming smaller,” explains Thomas Ritt. “If you combine kitchen and dining room, you achieve an efficient and communicative use of space. The kitchen island serves several purposes here. It divides the space, acts as a boundary and creates lines of sight.”
The light bridge is the ideal light source for such interior designs, as it combines the illumination of the workplace and the surrounding space with the storage and provision of accessories. It carries and organises accessories, presents ingredients and can be integrated, is variable in size, precise and has a high-quality finish. The excellent lighting system is available with anodised surfaces in black, aluminium silver or in a stainless steel shade. Light colour and light intensity can be individually controlled.
