Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |

The work of Belgium’s Rotor Group
is popping up in more and more visible places. Rotor covers a wide
range of projects, from basic design, branding and packaging, to
events, lighting planning, interiors, showrooms, products, trade shows
and art. We especially like the work they have done with Belgian
lighting firm Modular Lighting Instruments
creating events, showrooms and surroundings that defy definition. A
great example is Rotor Designer Toon Stockman’s retro-futuristic
showroom for Modular that pays homage to Modular’s Beam Squad and
consists of six enormous cages supported by a skeleton of fluorescent
tubing. The wild narrative for this installation — a typical Rotor tale
— tells of life-destroying peril but luckily, all will be well and in
about 2069, lighting will be manufactured in peace again. By Tuija Seipell

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