The IQlight lighting system™ is a unique piece of original Danish design, created by the Danish designer Holger Strøm in 1973. IQlight® is a self assembly lighting system, made up of interlocking quadrilaterals. Lamp shades of various shapes and sizes can be constructed by linking together the identical modules, allowing the end user to build anything from the classical sphere to a completely unique design.
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The History - How it all began
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The IQ lightTM system was designed in 1972 by Danish designer Holger Strøm, who was then working at the Kilkenny Design Workshops, Ireland.
He was originally asked to create a modular construction for a cylindrical and a spherical lamp, both to appear to be the same size, to be used in a Christmas display. "I constructed them from triangular modules, which I glued together, and by using an equal number of modules for the sphere and the cylinder, they did actually appear to be the same size. It was just a Christmas decoration, but I couldn't completely forget the idea. I wanted to make it with a mechanical assembly system, and with identical modules. "I used a rhomboid shape because, of the classic geometric shapes, it's one that can give a most round form. I also realised that by giving the module a curl on each corner I could hook them together, but the result was a bit loose and floppy. So I lengthened the top and bottom of the rhombus, that gave them tension when they were hooked together, and it was that tension I needed for the lamp to hold together." Through the seventies it was manufactured by Kilkenny Illuminations Ltd, who sold around 20,000 lights worldwide. |
Holger Strøm, designer of IQ light
Since the late sixties, Holger Strøm has worked primarily in the field of corrugated card packaging design.
As well as packaging, he has also designed exhibition systems, furniture and toys, all manufactured from corrugated card, and has worked on the development of parametric CAD systems for box design.
In 1973 Holger designed the now world famous IQlight® system, a self assembly lighting concept made up of interlocking quadrilaterals, making it possible to create lamps of various shapes and sizes only by linking together the identical elements.
He lives with his wife in Birkerød, Denmark, where he runs a packaging design studio.
As well as packaging, he has also designed exhibition systems, furniture and toys, all manufactured from corrugated card, and has worked on the development of parametric CAD systems for box design.
In 1973 Holger designed the now world famous IQlight® system, a self assembly lighting concept made up of interlocking quadrilaterals, making it possible to create lamps of various shapes and sizes only by linking together the identical elements.
He lives with his wife in Birkerød, Denmark, where he runs a packaging design studio.
he striking beauty of the geometry and the pure genius of the IQlight® design fascinate the eye and have proven to be contemporary in any design era.
In 2005 the IQlight Lighting System™ was awarded the Interior Innovation Award for its innovative and original design, at the IMM furniture fair in Cologne, Germany.
The IQlight® packaging, also designed by Holger Strøm, won the Danish Design Award in 2001. On the 26th of October, Holger Strøm received the award for his design of the IQlight® packaging. The award was presented by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik.
The new packaging was designed by Holger Strøm for a relaunch of IQlight®. The awards jury agreed that the IQlight® packaging was highly original and in keeping with the overall concept of IQlight®.
The concept:
Staged unwrapping - the contents are gradually revealed
Masking the contents - a customer will not buy IQlight® without first learning about the lamp in the shop
Storage - the packing can be reused as storage for unused modules and accessories
The packing consists of:
Inside - the cover is made from 250 gr. Ensocoat with an outward mat UV-varnish and a closing mechanism introducing the concept of assembling the lamps while keeping the 30 modules in place
Outside - the economically constructed container is made from 330 gr. Ensocoat with an outward mat UV-varnish and a pocket folded - not glued - onto the container
Sealing - the self-adhesive label seals the packing and identifies the IQlight® kit, 30 modules
The contents of the IQlight® package:
A manual with thorough instructions in English/Danish, English/German, English/French, English/Spanish, English/Italian
A poster showing 22 different lamps assembled with the original standard IQ 100
A sheet with 30 miniature modules perfect for practicing
30 modules of either one of the 6 sizes, ready to be assembled
Holger Strøm, creator of the IQlight® system, has designed packaging since 1965.
In 2005 the IQlight Lighting System™ was awarded the Interior Innovation Award for its innovative and original design, at the IMM furniture fair in Cologne, Germany.
The IQlight® packaging, also designed by Holger Strøm, won the Danish Design Award in 2001. On the 26th of October, Holger Strøm received the award for his design of the IQlight® packaging. The award was presented by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik.
The new packaging was designed by Holger Strøm for a relaunch of IQlight®. The awards jury agreed that the IQlight® packaging was highly original and in keeping with the overall concept of IQlight®.
The concept:
Staged unwrapping - the contents are gradually revealed
Masking the contents - a customer will not buy IQlight® without first learning about the lamp in the shop
Storage - the packing can be reused as storage for unused modules and accessories
The packing consists of:
Inside - the cover is made from 250 gr. Ensocoat with an outward mat UV-varnish and a closing mechanism introducing the concept of assembling the lamps while keeping the 30 modules in place
Outside - the economically constructed container is made from 330 gr. Ensocoat with an outward mat UV-varnish and a pocket folded - not glued - onto the container
Sealing - the self-adhesive label seals the packing and identifies the IQlight® kit, 30 modules
The contents of the IQlight® package:
A manual with thorough instructions in English/Danish, English/German, English/French, English/Spanish, English/Italian
A poster showing 22 different lamps assembled with the original standard IQ 100
A sheet with 30 miniature modules perfect for practicing
30 modules of either one of the 6 sizes, ready to be assembled
Holger Strøm, creator of the IQlight® system, has designed packaging since 1965.
The IQlight® concept
Designer Holger Strøm started taking an interest in the rhombic polyhedrons in the early 1970s while he was employed by the Kilkenny Design Workshops, Ireland.
As a packaging designer he used cardboard and paper for his experiments in search of the polygon best suited as an element for building lampshades.
The rhombus was chosen as the basic element, and the rhombic triacontahedron as the geometric model for the construction.
Assembly needed to be as simple as possible, and after several experiments a hook was placed in each corner of the rhombus, the hooks being connected in pairs by a soft curve. Regardless of whether three, four, or five elements meet, the corners form decorative circles.
It was also desirable that the same element could cope with different degrees of contortion depending on the size and shape of the lamp. The material needed to be more pliable than cardboard and stronger than paper. The material was also required to admit most possible light while avoiding glare from the bulb.
Experiments with pliable sheet plastic allowed a new possibility: tension within the element. When a plane is curved in one direction, it becomes more rigid in the other direction.
The tension was created by lengthening two opposing sides, so they would curve out when hooked together and thereby give the two other sides the rigidity necessary for a 3-dimensional construction.
Because of the flexible elements, both flat and sharply curved surfaces can be formed. The openings ventilate the bulb and help diffuse the light without showing the bulb.
The tension in the material allows the elements to grasp the flex so tightly that no other means of mounting is required.
The shape of the element gave an incredible degree of variation in form and size. You can see some of the many forms of lamp possible in the variations section.
The trade name IQlight® refers to the geometry: Interlocking Quadrilaterals, and not as you might think: Intelligence Quotient. Have fun!
As a packaging designer he used cardboard and paper for his experiments in search of the polygon best suited as an element for building lampshades.
The rhombus was chosen as the basic element, and the rhombic triacontahedron as the geometric model for the construction.
Assembly needed to be as simple as possible, and after several experiments a hook was placed in each corner of the rhombus, the hooks being connected in pairs by a soft curve. Regardless of whether three, four, or five elements meet, the corners form decorative circles.
It was also desirable that the same element could cope with different degrees of contortion depending on the size and shape of the lamp. The material needed to be more pliable than cardboard and stronger than paper. The material was also required to admit most possible light while avoiding glare from the bulb.
Experiments with pliable sheet plastic allowed a new possibility: tension within the element. When a plane is curved in one direction, it becomes more rigid in the other direction.
The tension was created by lengthening two opposing sides, so they would curve out when hooked together and thereby give the two other sides the rigidity necessary for a 3-dimensional construction.
Because of the flexible elements, both flat and sharply curved surfaces can be formed. The openings ventilate the bulb and help diffuse the light without showing the bulb.
The tension in the material allows the elements to grasp the flex so tightly that no other means of mounting is required.
The shape of the element gave an incredible degree of variation in form and size. You can see some of the many forms of lamp possible in the variations section.
The trade name IQlight® refers to the geometry: Interlocking Quadrilaterals, and not as you might think: Intelligence Quotient. Have fun!
22+ variants with just 1
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IQlight® is a self assembly lighting system made up of interlocking quadrilaterals. Lamps of various shapes and sizes can be constructed by linking together the identical elements. The standard IQlight® pack contains 30 modules.
The variations shown below are proven variants using from 9 to 120 modules. Taking into consideration, that the IQlight® module is available in 6 sizes, that's at least 132 different lamps you can make with IQlight®. But the only limit is your own imagination really. Play around with the small test modules included in the kit - perhaps you can create your very own and unique variant? |
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