Everything started as a joint project but ended in two cooperative collections. Wingårdh's chosen leather, Ingegerd Råman's paper. Now the collaboration with Smålands Örsjö Lighting is being launched.

As a forerunner in Swedish design and architecture, Gert Wingårdh and Ingegerd Råman have a huge list of award winning and successful projects and products behind them. Together with Sara Helder, from Wingårdhs, trion has worked in several projects, such as Aula Medica and the Swedish Embassy in Washington.

Now two unique product series have been created, Gert Wingårdh and Sara Helders Boa and Ingegerd Råmans Virvel. Boa is completely dressed in leather and with metal base. While Virvel is based on weight circular paper.

Wingårdh's lamp series comes in four designs. Two floor fittings, an up-light and a reading lamp. A pendant luminaire and a wall lamp are under development.

“I wanted to make a lamp in leather, I do not think anyone has done it before. I wanted to use the leather and its qualities. Simplicity and the iconic feeling. There is a danger in the material, a sense of rock n roll, says Gert Wingårdh.

Its prominent trattform returns in all models and the leather that wears the lamp can be obtained in a variety of colors such as black, cognac or nature.

“The lamp is also about craft and quality, the visible seams give both life and pattern. The metal tire, dressed in leather and the light source a bit in. It's strong, but does not take a lot of space. It gives a well-directed light with a hidden light source and minimal glare while I see in front of me that it can both camouflage in the environment or stand out, “says Sara Helder, Wingårdhs.

Ingegerd Råmans Virvel is a series of two ceiling lamps made of circular weight paper from Småland Lessebo Handpappersbruk.

- This is the first time I work with paper. I have always wanted to do that and thanks to the new technology with LED lamps it has become possible, says Ingegerd Råman.

The material has many possibilities and the number of folds next to infinity. Currently there are two models in production, but more are under development, including a table lamp.

- There is a special beauty in the thin and cut paper. Then I have always liked the character of the material, there is a transience that I appreciate. There are still an infinite number of folds, of which two are reported here, says Ingegerd Råman.

About:

Örsjö
Örsjö Belysning AB has over 70 years of experience with lighting production. Örsjös assortment has been developed together with some of Scandinavia's leading designers with a focus on function, innovation and personality. 

Wingårdhs
Wingårdhs is an art-driven architectural office that works with architecture, which means houses, city plans, interiors, landscapes and products. Wingårdhs has 220 employees distributed in offices in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö. Wingårdhs sees architecture as art and the company's roots are daring the unexpected and finding ways.

Ingegerd Råman
Ingegerd Råman is one of Swedish design's foreground figures. Timelessness and simplicity are the words of her design. She has studied pottery and glass at, among others, Capellagården at Öland, at Konstfack in Stockholm and at the Institute of Statue d'Arte per la Ceramica in Faenza, Italy. She has on numerous occasions received the award Excellent Swedish Form and is represented at, among others, the National Museum in Stockholm, Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg. In 1995 she was awarded a professorship title.

BOA Pendant: H 90 cm, 6 100 kr, Up-light floor H 190 cm, 14 400 kr, Reading lamp floor H 170 cm, 15 500 kr

VIRVEL Double: Ø 470 cm, 2 930 kr, single: Ø 400 cm, 2 450 kr

The lights will be available from spring 2019.

More info can be found here: http://www.orsjo.com/