After the result of the CMYK lamp, the idea came to also make a CMYK bulb. Which is easier to produce and you find yourself more in mainstream of lighting. That makes it many times more accessible. It’s the first light bulb that creates colored shadows which also can be very wonderful with existing shades.

Of course I had to come up with my ideal shade for CMYK bulb. The shade derived from a previous project; the RGB galaxy. A lamp that projects a colored confetti pattern to walls and ceiling. I chose this shape because the light sparkles through the little holes. Like a real diamond. The cheapest diamond ever made.

The CMYK bulb is now for sale € 95,-
The Diamond and CMYK bulb together are now for sale for € 160,-

CMYK bulb with Ikea Knappa.

Sparkle Diamond

This year again Dennis is at Rossana Orlandi during Salone del Mobile 2013.

This year he introduces the lamp that anyone can buy. The CMYK bulb. The first LED-bulb that makes colored shadows.

For 95,- Euro CMYK light is within everybody’s reach.

EINDHOVEN AVANT-GARDE is an occasional collective founded by designers Tessa Koot and Niek van der Heijden and photographer Lisa Klappe.

With an individual viewpoint regarding their own work and design in general, the three members of ’Eindhoven Avant-Garde’ feel free to mix and sample each other’s concepts and ideas.

‘WE ARE WELCOME’ is an open invitation for opposites to attract:

Neo-kitch vs Classical, Dark vs Light, Geometrical shapes vs Organic forms, New vs Old and more……..

Recent works, photographs and handpicked design from featured designers, form the centre of a guided exhibition full of old fashioned craftmanship; headstrong and hands-on design.

Exclusively on show during Milan Design Week, with an official opening on Wednesday 10th of April

In a domestic setting full of contradicting treasures, new works are presented: furniture with a tropical slant by Tessa Koot, hands-on design for little and big boys by Niek van der Heijden, Darling Photographs by Lisa Klappe and curated works from guest designers: Akko Goldenbelt, Ben Hohmann, Michiel Martens & Roel de Boer, Frans Meijer, Dennis Parren, Etienne Reijnders, Karmen Saat, Grietje Schepers Tomm Velthuis and Erwin Zwiers.

The lamp is for sale for 790 euro incl VAT.

The lamp exhibited is a special CMYK lamp commissioned by Gallery Vivid in Rotterdam. The lamp is reversible. It can shine a elusive network of lines on floor and  and ceiling.

For the 10th time imm cologne presents the [D³] Contest which is one of internationally best known design competitions for young and up-coming designers. This year 671 products had been submitted for the [D³] Contest. Thereof 21 prototypes of 27 young designers from all over the world had been invited to Cologne to present their ideas for furniture, lighting and interior design to the international audience.

Within the Interior Innovation Award of imm cologne the internationally known jurors will award the best three prototypes of the [D³] Contest with the highly recommended Interior Innovation Award for the best young designers of the show.

Koelnmesse annually invites for the [D³] Contest and organises this competition in cooperation with the German Design Council.

vist D3 contest site

The studio is looking for two candidates

Inside of Mobile is a new project gallery for contemporary design and research. The gallery is founded by Suzanne Rietdijk, a designer and art historian from the Netherlands.

Inside of Mobile explores the possibilities for creating a new understanding of contemporary design via an unique combination of consecutive presentations. These will serve as the visualization of an ongoing research into the formation of a new design manifesto.

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Thursday was building up. Today Sunday, 21 October, the jury will announce the winners.

I will be in London from 20 till 23 of september during the London Design festival.
I’m located at:

Tent London, next to the entrance of SuperBrands:
Shop 25 @ Tent London Old Truman Brewery (street level) Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR

During this week I will present the my CMYK corner and a new floor and table lamp: ‘CMYK up’
Pictures of this lamp will follow soon.

The presentation is in collaboration with other designers and companies. This first 3D version of Connecting the Dots is the first of a serie of presentations that showcase recent developments for the Dutch design culture in an international context.

Presenting designers & companies:
ANON & Co
Tiago Sá da Costa
Teun Fleskens
Imme van der Haak
Bathroom Mania (Meike van Schijndel)
Dennis Parren
Bo Reudler
The Cottage Industry (Charlie Guda)
Versaflex Systems
Rik ten Velden
Jólan van der Wiel
Studio-Re-Creation (Nikola Nikolov)

According to the selection committees of peers who assessed more than 650 projects for DDA, in 2012 the quality of the work is as high as ever. Apparently, even in these tough economic times and in spite of limited resources, Dutch designers are able to come up with the most interesting and surprising concepts. The aspiration is clearly visible in the designs of all 27 finalists.

The selection committee choose the CMYK lamp for its exciting interplay of lines that has an educational function with respect to the action of light. It is also a highly aesthetic object.

Divided into three main categories, the lamp was placed into the category ‘Autonomous Design‘, 27 designs in total will compete for the prizes. An international jury will decide who are going to carry off the awards. All winners will be announced at an official award ceremony on Sunday, October 21 during Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. That same week, from October 20 through October 28, the work of all finalists will be exhibited together in a special exhibition.

Interview of me for the magazine Bmm. An Italian fashion magazine, that entered the large scale distribution circuit both nationally and internationally thanks to its original approach to fashion, the international figures interviewed or featured and the high quality of its contributors. Some of the names who have appeared in >bmm include:  Ron Arad, Philip Starck, Victor & Rolf and many more.

Please take a look at my article. (PDF)

Preview:

Gallery Vivid wanted the CMYK effect not on the ceiling, but on their glossy floor. “CMYK Stilts” shines a elusive network of lines on floor and everything arround it.

It’s part of the exhibition “Good & Evil”.

The other exhibitors were:

During Salone del mobile in Milan I had two new lights. The RGB galaxy and the CMYK corner. This last lamp is derived from the CMYK lamp. Who was first exhibited during graduation show 2011 of the Design Academy Eindhoven.  For the CMYK corner I wanted to use as less material possible. I really had a urge to make it as tiny as possible with the same effect as the CMYK lamp.

For me it resulted in a better piece. The light became brighter . It’s a small light creature that can easily be hanged in tiny spots of your house.

It’s a Rapid prototyped lamp. I took the lamp in own production because with this technique I can make a wide variety of lamps.

The lamp is for sale for 790 euro incl VAT.

For a start I would like to thank the Galleria Rosanna Orlandi for giving me the opportunity todisplay my RGB Galaxy lamp at their magical exhibition space . It is a pleasure and privilege to be there.

When my previous creation, the CMYK Sculpture lamp, went on display at the Our Way Eindhoven Design Academy’s Graduation Show in October 2011 I was surprised to find the projection effect was more powerful than I had expected. It transformed a plain, somewhat unimaginative ceiling into a lively colourful spectacle to feast your eyes on. Working on this project produced a host of new ideas. One of these ideas has led to the design and creation of my new lamp, the RGB Galaxy..

The RGB Galaxy is a pendant lamp casting a constellation of red, green and blue stars on the ceiling. The colourful galaxy-like effect is created with the help of LED light technology with the LEDs emitting their light through tiny holes in the lamp shade.. Though the projection output is different, the RGB Galaxy like the CMYK Sculpture features the mysterious interaction between colour and light and  it is  just as mind-boggling.

A truly unique feature of this lamp is its ability to set the stars in motion. Gently rotate the shade  and you will find yourself  in a galaxy studded with brightly coloured, moving stars. It is an experience similar to what an astronaut feels travelling through space. But the RGB Galaxy also has a much more “down-to-earth” application. Where there is a colourful constellation up above, there is the white light of day down below enabling you to read a book or do whatever you may need light for. In short, the lamp manages to combine the aesthetic and the practical.

During salone del mobile, design academy eindhoven launches the ’50′ exhibition in milan. From 17 to 22 april 2012, the academy presents her vision on design with a selection of 50 key projects of recent bachelors and masters graduates. Design academy eindhoven presents 50 graduate projects that have a firm connection with life and a desire to make sense of it.

Ilse Crawford, the British designer and curator of Design Academy Eindhoven and this exhibition, presents a clear philosophy: “50 Graduate projects with a firm connection to life and a desire to make sense of it. Design is at its best when it addresses real needs.” In this manner, she indicates that the current design projects reflect the needs of society. The designers of the future make a connection with economic, social and cultural aspects in our society and shape real matters.