Lightness & Movement

Lightness & Movement

The latest work from Dutch design studio Atelier Robotiq highlights a unique tape weaving technique creating fascinating lighting designs. Inspired by traditional Japanese lantern making methods they started experimenting with layering of washi paper. Surprised by the interesting shadow play at the material intersections, they further experimented with overlapping patterns. Starting with manual weaving of paper and textile tape materials they discovered a beautiful cotton tape material having the perfect translucency. The next challenge was to reproduce these patterns for which they created a novel robotic weaving process. This mixture of tradition and technology has resulted in fascinating lamps resembling the warm light of Japanese lanterns, manufactured with a novel robotic tape weaving technique. The new tape weaving technique inspires to make designs with a sense of lightness and movement. This resulted in a first collection of lights wherein the woven lamps show subtle movement by swaying in the wind or tilting by a slight hand gesture.