The Unterlinden Suspension is an intimate pendant light that was originally designed as a floating light source for the Musée Unterlinden extension in Colmar, France. It combines the nostalgia of an antique object with machine processing and high-performance technology. The concept was to design the smallest lampshade possible, a trumpet-shaped die-cast lamp head from aluminium or brass that also serves as a diffuser for high-powered LED illumination.

The outside of the lamp has a raw materiality, ridged with traces of the milling process used to create the original wood molding. The underside is concave and highly polished to an almost mirror finish, emitting a soft, glare-free light. The downcast light is ideal for eating and working above tables or for mood lighting. It has proved to be one of our most successful H&dM Objects, used widely across a spectrum of projects from hospitality and housing to galleries and working spaces, as well as education and healthcare environments.

In collaboration with Artemide

Photography © Gina Folly