Swedish design studio Folkform has teamed up with fashion designer Roland Hjort on L'Art Plissé, a lighting design exhibition of table lamps based on traditional pleating techniques used in fashion.
The showcase, which is taking place as part of the wider Inside Swedish Design exhibition during Stockholm Design Week, was first shown at Bar Brillo in October and features a selection of the textural Plissé lights as well as prints by Hjort.
Top image: the print is even featured on the top of the lamp. Photo is by Kjell B Persson. Above: the lamp comes in red and blue as well as printed versions
Folkform used the folding techniques for the entire Plissé lamp ? including its base ? to create the signature pleated shape. The lights are made from textile with an interior structure made from wire, with many of them featuring allover collage-style prints by Hjort. "In the design of the lamps, we were drawing upon the old traditions of folding lampshades for inspiration and trying to find a new expression by using the old pleating technique in new ways," Folkform co-founder Chandra Ahlsell told Dezeen.
"The collaboration with Roland provided an opportunity to draw inspiration from each other's artistry and materials and to experiment with traditional pleating techniques used in fashion garments," she explained.
Hjort's prints are shown both on the lamps and on the walls of the exhibition
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