H&dM Objects | Unterlinden Hängelampe Messing

The Unterlinden Suspension is an intimate pendant light that was originally designed as a floating light source for Herzog & de Meuron’s Musée Unterlinden extension project in Colmar, Alsace, 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.

The lamp body in die-cast aluminum or brass features a different finish each time given by the natural oxidation process of the metal which is halted and fixed by means of a clear finish. A high-efficiency precision lens controls the LED light, generating professional illuminance levels.

Available in Brass Cast or Aluminum Cast
12 x 12 x (max. length of cable ) h 160 cm

Watt: 7.5W
Voltage: 220-240V
Delivered lumens output: 339lm
CCT: 2700K
Efficiency: 52%
Efficacy: 45.2lm/W
CRI: 90

In collaboration with Artemide

About H&dM Objects:
Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron conceive buildings as coherent wholes, from the load-bearing Herzog & de Meuron have designed over 600 Objects: pieces of furniture, light fixtures, textiles, and architectural details, such as coat hooks or door handles. These Objects are tailor-made for specific buildings, places and the people that use them. H&dM Objects manages the pool of existing Objects and creates new ones led by their atelier in Basel, Switzerland and in collaboration with manufacturers, factories, and skilled craftspeople.