The Breeze Lamp by Jinhyeong Kwon and Hochan Yoon puts the zing back in home lighting

How often does one come across a lamp that also doubles as a dynamic and playful object, swaying with the breeze and dancing with the slightest disturbances around it? Breeze Lamp, created by South Korean designers Jinhyeong Kwon and Hochan Yoon, does exactly that and more. It is a minimalist luminaire that is light and flexible enough to sway with the moving air and sturdy enough to dance around without losing balance and toppling over. Built using stainless steel wires, the lamp sometimes appears to be composed out of threads hung up on an imaginary support and at other times, like closed tulips swaying in the wind.

Although the design is characterised by very simple features, the juxtaposition of the linear stainless steel wires and curvy copper wiring, along with the added feature of the wires dancing with the breeze add to its dynamism and charm. Inspired by the paradox that the omnipresent and ever-moving sources of light like the sun, moon and stars are fixed objects, the designers created the Breeze Lamp to appear like a static source of light from afar, while also embodying kinetic energy when faced with disturbance or viewed from close quarters.

The lamp has been built in such a manner that it moves not just with the incoming breeze or air disturbance, but also reacts to slight movements around its periphery. One can almost have an interactive communication with the lamp by simply moving or dancing around it. Grounded on a reliable base, the lamp assures its users of its sturdiness and steadiness. In doing this, it ceases to be a mere lighting product and takes on the role of a bespoke product that carries with it the gravitas to imbue its surroundings with zest.

The flexibility of the product also manifests itself in its usability, allowing users to configure and compose the individual frames as they desire. While the individual pieces can be placed separately in case of crunched up space or in order to light up different corners of a large space, the composed version of the Breeze lamp, with all the pieces arranged as desired, appears like a cohesive sculptural installation.

The light source of the lamp is an LED light that is enclosed within an ABS plastic sphere and is held in place with a wire that can easily be shifted along the length of the lamp, thus altering the look of the luminaire. This feature is also beneficial in placing the light source at the desired height. Another black sphere ball, made out of acrylic and stainless steel and placed at the bottom of each frame, acts like a balance for the ever-swaying light bulb.