Insights

The Edit’s Insights section offers a wealth of inspiring ideas from Vibia’s network of creative collaborators around the world. We present interviews with leading designers and architects, who provide insight on their work, process, and unique point of view. You’ll also learn about the latest styles in interior design as well as innovative lamp and lighting technologies.

Knit: Focus on Materiality

An atmosphere is an emotional experience processed through all five senses simultaneously. Texture is defined as ‘the surface of a material, especially as perceived by the sense of touch.’ Often overlooked in interior design, …

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Knit, what if it were …

We are speaking to the multi-disciplinary German designer Meike Harde, who is based in Cologne about her Knit collection. A design that combines Vibia’s innovative and profound knowledge of lighting together with the ...

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Summer Reading 2024

Whether nestled at home, soaking up sunshine by the sea, or adventuring in faraway lands, summer offers an occasion to indulge in the long-awaited pleasure of reading. We must carefully select the books we ...

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Knit: Focus on Materiality

An atmosphere is an emotional experience processed through all five senses simultaneously. Texture is defined as ‘the surface of a material, especially as perceived by the sense of touch.’ Often overlooked ...

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Vibia’s Top Travel Picks

As the summer holidays draw near, it’s time to start thinking about how we want to spend those precious weeks. At Vibia, our passion for design transcends into the places we choose to explore. ...

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A working day with Umut Yamac

British architect, sculptor and designer Umut Yamac explores the intersection between light, movement and space. Fascinated by how certain objects, activated by their surroundings, transcend their everyday purpose and enable ...

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Stories Behind: Knit

Light and materiality collide with Knit. Light seeps outwards through a single knitted lycra sleeve stretched over an oblate polymer diffuser, bathing the surrounding space in a soft 360 degree ...

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Array, what if it were …

Launched in 2023 Array represents creator Umut Yamac’s desire to explore the potential of thread for shaping light sculptures. A material with infinite possibilities, both technical and artistic, from which the architect and designer ...

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Stories Behind: Array

Composed of fine threads pulled taut between two aluminium rings, Array is an exploration of light, space and materiality. Designer Umut Yamac manipulates layers of thread into majestic, three-dimensional volumes ...

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Q&A: Meike Harde

Meike Harde is a multidisciplinary German designer with her own studio based in Cologne. Meticulous in every aspect of her work and with a fine knowledge of materials, she rethinks textile applications to ...

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Q&A: Umut Yamac

Umut Yamac is a British architect and designer whose work explores the middle ground between architecture and light. Taking his inspiration from nature, his work is defined by rigorous craftsmanship and a meticulous ...

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Flamingo, what if it were …

We are talking to Antoni Arola about his creation for Vibia, Flamingo. A collection of suspended light fittings with translucent shades that give off a soft ambient lighting and LED lights for a ...