Article in Magazine LICHT 3/22

What to do when we can't get enough light during the day, when we lack an unobstructed view of the sky? Lise Vester's luminaire "Dream View Lamp" is intended to replace this view and help us to synchronize better with nature, even indoors. We are shaped by the circadian rhythm, the alternation between day and night. Our inner clock is synchronized to this rhythm, and numerous processes in the body are controlled by it. We know that light affects humans on a biological and emotional level. It plays a major role in whether we feel good or not. Creating new perspectives The collection "The Dream View" developed by Lise Vester is based on these considerations. One of the products from her series is the "Dream View Lamp". The lamp can be hung freely in the room or attached to a wall. It takes on the task of mimicking the view of the sky. The collection was Lise's graduation project at the Royal College of Art in London, where she earned her master's degree in Design Products in 2021. With her "Dream View Lamp," the young Danish designer wanted to explore how design can improve mental well-being, specifically by synchronizing with the sky. "Daydreaming is an inward attention and reflection. It's a meditative state where we learn, grow and come up with new ideas. And looking at the sky is an excellent space to drift off. But spending 90 % of your time indoors, the view of the sky can sometimes be limited or excluded.." Her solution: a lamp combined with differently designed textiles that mimic the circadian colors of the sky. "Dream View Lamp" is similar in structure to a roller blind, whose fabric is set into slow, automatic rotation, creating a changing atmosphere in the room. "The textile allows us to see the next colours of the time of day, just like a clock, by the subtle colour changes of the textile.," Lise said. The top tube rotates and moves the textile once in a 24-hour period. Blue hues appear during the day, pink hues at night. Optionally, the lunar cycle can also be used, in which case one rotation lasts 29.5 days. „With this project I wanted to make materials and the light and it’s qualities more tangible and sensory for people," explains Lise, who was nominated for the imm cologne 2022 Pure Talents Contest with her "Dream View Lamp." She had to do many of her studies on it during the lockdown, which presented her with great challenges. Her collection, "The Dream View," is also meant to draw attention to the importance of mental health, especially in light of people's experiences around the world with the pandemic and the issue of isolation. "What fascinates me about light is how intangible light is, but yet how big an impact it makes on people's lives. It affects us on emotional and physical levels - even when we don't notice it."