Asger Risborg Jakobsen focuses attention on the essential components of a lamp: light source and shade. The designs of the lamp collection Reflection, a new addition to this year’s spring collection from Bolia, separate these two fundamental elements to accentuate them in a perfectly shaped way. The result: fascinating lamps of elegant design, with a timeless soft silhouette and full of playful inspiration.
The Reflection collection was developed with the ambition to create elegant, simple and timeless lamps that address and emphasize the fundamental characteristics of a lamp – light and shadow. To achieve this, designer Asger Risborg Jakobsen separated two defining elements of each lamp. Thus, the light source and shade create a play of fascinating reflections that give off a soft light.
“The light source spreads a bright light, which is directed to where it is needed by the gentle curve of the lampshade. In my opinion, a lamp should provide enough light to satisfy the need for concentration, but at the same time also radiate warmth and coziness, so that it can highlight the beauty of its surroundings,” says Asger Risborg Jakobsen. He himself describes the Reflection lamps as “unconventional classics”.
Sculptural, tending to be timeless, yet revealing new perspective, Reflection fulfills its function comprehensively and without dazzling, with a light-footed look and solid structures. Extensive research and the creation of numerous prototypes made it possible to identify the most reduced dimensions and create a perfect silhouette.
“To approach timelessness, we must learn to understand the essence of an object and try to implement it in an honest and simple way,” the Danish designer continues. Reflection stems from the desire to create an object with sustainable qualities: the deliberately timeless and subtle colors chosen harmonize with a wide variety of interiors and create visual highlights.