A rhizome is an underground root structure that grows horizontally, proliferating rampantly and producing a multitude of lines and branches.
It is a symbol for thinking without a straight line or fixed structure, in a network of ideas and thoughts that constantly creates new connections.
APTUM x Lucas & Lucas
In biology, a rhizome is defined as a network of roots that seem to begin or end nowhere. Underground roots that unrestrainedly proliferate, interlock and form connections at seemingly random intersections. The rhizome is always becoming.
The rhizome also symbolizes a way of experiencing reality. According to philosopher Deleuze, it is a non-linear way of thinking, without a fixed structure, like a non-hierarchical network that constantly takes new paths and creates new connections. A network of thoughts and concepts where at every intersection something new can arise.
Creativity is flexible and productive in a rhizome. It offers the unstoppable flow of ideas space to find its way along untrodden paths. At every point where the living network creates a connection, something new begins. Creativity gives the rhizome meaning.
With this in mind, Aptum Customized Lighting Creations and design studio Lucas & Lucas joined forces. With a shared love for innovation and creativity, they designed a series of light objects that give space to the imagination and invite reflection.
Magical Lighting Creations x Everyday Wonders
Aptum is known for its innovative approach to lighting and creates unique and eye-catching lighting objects. The designers of Aptum see lighting as a form of art and self-expression and strive to illuminate spaces with wonder and magic.
Inspired by objects from everyday life, Lucas & Lucas design surprising design objects. Characteristic of the way they work is their playing with form, color and material and striving for a minimalist aesthetic.
Enlightened Reflections
The collaboration between Aptum and Lucas & Lucas is a perfect combination of engineering, design and creativity. For their series of mirror objects called Jagged Reflection (released in 2016), Lucas & Lucas developed their own technique to create an interplay of light and reflection. Combined with Aptum's expertise and innovation in lighting design, this resulted in a collection of lighting objects that play with the boundaries of what is real and what appears to be a mere reflection.
