LightFlower

LightFlower is a very specific answer to the question, “can an empty vase still provide value?”

Designed to hold a single sunflower and mirror its anatomy with translucent acrylic petals, LightFlower illumninates by the touch of one of its six leaves.

Each LightFlower is a bespoke commission, not a mass-produced “lamp,” with a form-factor intentionally uncompromised by traditional functional or manufacturing considerations - in essence creating a piece that is more art than product design.

The upper body is 3D printed in one single piece and then treated to hold water, while the laser-cut acrylic petals rings are individually hand-shaped with heat, mimicking the organic, random arrangements of sunflowers’ yellow petals.

Because each LightFlower is largely hand-built and finished, there is almost unlimited potential to match a client’s specifications. From varying translucencies in the upper body, to alternative petal colors, to personal laser-engraved touches on the internal components, LightFlower can be an expression of one’s unique aesthetic and a focal point of any space, whether or not it’s holding a flower, day or night.

LightFlower No.04 - “MAAWI” for the Make-A-Wish Philadelphia Auction Event in September, 2019

Function Disguised as Form

Above all else, LightFlower was designed with an obsession to maximally integrate function into its sculptural form. That’s why the on/off leaf is completely unmarked, and can only be distinguished from the other five by taking the time to learn and recognize its distinctive shape.

Below it’s glowing petals, a hidden USB port allows the charging of a connected device such as a smartphone or watch, adding a simple but useful function without sacrificing LightFlower’s organic, uninterrupted form.

LightFlower “Galaxy” features a subtly translucent and glittering upper paired with non-traditional petal colors for a cosmic interpretation of the original.