The basic idea of arch. Marc Anderson is fairly straightforward: combine wall panels and lighting. This is a technique that is used often but mostly where the light is used as a highlight or accent. The intension of this project is to make a functional fusion between a decorative wall panel and lamp. In this project, the wall panels actually become illumination in a way that there is a true fusion between two distinct typologies. The difference is subtle but significant. A series of configurable panels and modules. The project proposes a series of varying size panels of different depths that can be placed together.

The aesthetics are driven by a strong materiality of the surfaces and a flexible compositional method. The visual solutions can be characterized by an approach that can range from overlaying and collage to rational and rigorous. The principal quality of the system is a blurred reading of theobject typology; is it lighting or wall paneling.

The strength of this system is difficult to identify precisely in character: it is a lamp or a coating? The varying compositions activate and build the space. It’s a new way of thinking about and using a piece of furniture. For instance you can create a composition on the wall of a room that can also extend to the ceiling and then be interrupted and resumed in another part of the space.

This system lends itself to both domestic and contract applications (hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, theaters, public spaces ...) because of its flexibility and strong materiality.