These are photos of MAYGREEN fashion boutique in Hamburg, Germany. We love the patterns created with the exposed electrical work on the ceiling. This is a great option if you've been looking to add more lighting to a room, but aren't so keen on cutting holes in the ceiling and wiring it up!
All of the interior design for MAYGREEN was created by Berlin-based architects KINZO. “We covered all cables with green nylon mesh and fixed them on the ceiling to resemble the graphic pattern of a circuit board or computer chip”, says Karim El-Ishmawi. “Instead of hiding the cables we used them as an eye-catching design element. This effect is enhanced by the shop’s otherwise muted colour scheme.”
We think this technique could be applied in several patterns and colorways to make it work for different environments.
via: Contemporist
(Images: KINZO)
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Comments (7)
Curious, eye catching & inventive
I do get the circuit board look -
but possibly difficult to clean!
First time to see this type of lighting effect!
Not to nitpick, but this would be a code violation in the U.S.
Electrical code specifies surface run wiring be contained in metal conduit (for romex) or be of metallic conduit (MC).
You could certainly execute this idea with either of these two things, but it would be quite a bit more tricky and time consuming than just routing cords.
OK for commercial space or maybe a loft, but not for a normal house or apartment...
meh.
hm, i may actually do this in my house! I may not even mind if they are in metal conduit, hmmmm
I don't think them BEING in metal conduit would be bad at all. Bending the pieces to nest perfectly with each other and then mounting it would be a lot of work and tricky.
fantastic...well done to the architects