The porcelain brand Hering Berlin, founded by master ceramist Stefanie Hering, has designed multiple stunning lighting collections for Studio M, a brand under the American Maxim Lighting Group. The exquisite designs include the Tropo, the Burgeon, the Ray Dance, and the Stream families, all of which use porcelain as a light-conducting material.
The Tropo family features tubular shapes with curved triangular bases in two sizes. This stunning lighting design is available as table lamps and wall mounts. The translucent bisque porcelain emits a warm glow, and a light module offers three different settings that combine spatial and directed illumination. The Burgeon family, on the other hand, takes inspiration from classic porcelain figurines with bud-shaped designs crafted from delicate bisque porcelain. The Ray Dance family uses mouth-blown glass bodies in olive, sphere, and lantern shapes with faceted shades in Clear, Smoky Gray, and Rosé. The Stream system features bisque porcelain shades that can suspend up to twelve pendants vertically on a single cable
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Porcelain-as-light-conductor
- The material’s translucency enabling integrated, warm illumination within sculptural forms opens avenues for redefining luminaire functionality and form.
- Modular Multi-point Suspension Lighting
- Vertically stacked pendant systems that consolidate multiple light sources on a single cable enable compact, reconfigurable lightscapes for varying spatial requirements.
- Hybrid Glass-porcelain Aesthetics
- Combinations of mouth-blown glass and bisque porcelain create new textures and color interplay that challenge conventional material hierarchies in lighting design.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Residential Luxury Lighting
- High-End Homes Seeking Artisanal Finishes Could Embrace Porcelain Light-Emitting Elements As Signature Focal Points That Merge Craft And Utility.
- Commercial Hospitality Design
- Boutique Hotels And Restaurants Benefit From Sculptural Lighting Capsules Providing Atmospheric Layering While Reinforcing A Narrative Of Craftsmanship.
- High-end Furniture and Home Accessories
- Designers Of Premium Furniture Can Integrate Porcelain Luminaires As Coordinated Accessories That Blur The Boundary Between Object And Light Source.
