Hamburg, Germany
Stefan Diez’s new Ayno luminaire for Midgard Licht is the first design the German manufacturer has released since the 1950s.
Diez regularly tests the boundaries between origin and status quo for adjustable lighting; and in this collaboration with Midgards, the outcome manifests both the manufacturer and the designer’s spirit of invention.
Radically reduced to the essentials, Ayno meets all requirements of design, technology, and sustainability.
The design uses a minimum of materials and resources.
The three primary materials – steel, fiberglass and ABS/PC – are largely recycled and can be recycled once again.
No tools are needed to assemble, maintain or repair Ayno. And last but not least, the lamps ship in space-saving cardboard boxes.
The central feature of the Ayno lighting family is a fiberglass rod, which is stretched to the bow by the luminaire cable.
The inherent tension of the rod allows a lamp without any joints.
By sliding the two adjustment rings at top and bottom, the fiberglass rod is bent into the desired position and the light is directed where needed.
The cable tightens the rod into an arc, of which the radius can be varied as required using the adjustment rings. the fine adjustment is done with the swiveling lampshade.
The Ayno lighting family is available as a table and two-floor lamps, with black or neon-orange textile cable.
Project: Ayno Lighting
Designer: Stefan Diez
Manufacturer: Midgard Licht GmbH
