Moonsetter by architect and designer Anne Boysen was the winning design in the Next Danish Design Classic competition broadcast on Danish national television in 2020. The judges of the competition immediately recognized Moonsetter for its simple design, clean lines and classicism. The design of Moonsetter is based on geometric shapes that merge the circle, square and cylinder in an artistic and unique configuration. After creating the first prototype of the floor lamp for the design competition, in partnership with Louis Poulsen, Anne Boysen continued to propose this type of design. In 2021 the lamp was introduced in Denmark in numbered editions of 100 pieces.
The sculptural aesthetic of the floor lamp takes center stage in any environment, almost like a work of art. Its 360° rotating disc with a different finish on each side, allows us to decide how the light should be reflected in the room and exactly how the environment should be reflected on the mirrored surface of the lamp. Moonsetter invites us to interact and explore, not only by looking at the quality of the design, but also by listening and feeling its perception. Moonsetter blurs the lines between sculpture and light source and serves an aesthetic as well as a functional purpose. Moonsetter's high-impact size naturally draws attention and creates a room within a room that can take shape through reflections and light. The lamps are numbered in editions of 100 pieces per edition and will be engraved with the edition number and a sequential number from 1 to 100.
Lighting System
The sculptural chrome-plated aluminum floor lamp features a rotating disc that allows you to customize the reflection of the glare-free light emitted by the LED light source elegantly hidden in the frame. The disc rotates 360° around its axis and is white on one side and reflective on the other. When facing the white side, the light becomes soft and diffused, while the opposite chrome side reflects directly off the light panel to create a completely different expression. The light is directed based on the position of the disc. The surrounding environment is reflected in the frame and the chrome side of the disc. The lamp is continuously adjustable and is switched on and off with the rotary foot switch on the cylinder.
Product details
LED source 3500K 16W
More information
Frame: Solid die-cast aluminium, polished chrome. Disc: Solid die-cast aluminium. Polished chrome on one side and liquid-coated white on the other side. The light is emitted through an opal silicone diffuser. Cable type: Black PVC cable. Cable length: 2.5 m. LED adapter: Separate, plugs into the mains. On/off: Rotary switch on the cylinder with continuous adjustment. On/off light by turning the switch on the cylinder with dimming. The reflector disc can rotate 360° around its axis. The lamps are numbered in editions of 100 pieces per edition and will be engraved with the edition number and a sequential number from 1 to 100. For LED replacement kit please contact Louis Poulsen.
Dimensions and measurements
Dimensions (mm):300 (Width) x 600 (Height) x 640 (Length)
Weight:20.5 kg
Mounting
Cable type: Black PVC cable. Cable length: 2.5 m. LED adapter: Separate, plugs into the mains socket. On/off: Rotary switch on the cylinder with continuous adjustment. The disc can rotate 360° around its axis.
A lamp for living
Today a Moonsetter lamp takes pride of place in Anne Boysen’s living room, below her study, on the first floor of a beautiful Funkis villa where she lives with her family in Køge, outside Copenhagen. It looks big. She laughs and confirms that it is.
“The Moonsetter lamp was created to be big. It needs to have a certain volume so that the observer can feel it with their whole body. That’s the basic idea, to understand how the observer perceives light. So I made it big enough so that you can use your arms and legs and catch it with your whole body.”
Anne shows us that the white side of the disc gently diffuses the LED light, immersed in the frame, while, as the disc rotates on its axis, the mirror-polished aluminium side reflects the light. In addition, you can adjust the light with your foot via a switch that also functions as a dimmer.
"The great thing, I think, is that the lamp is perceived in different ways all the time. Often dimmable lamps are kept in a fixed position. Instead, people tell me that they never stop moving this lamp, because they play with it. In our house we rotate it a little every day. And depending on its position and where you look at it, the lamp reflects different parts of the room and in a way becomes an object, while at the same time blending in with the room."
"I BELIEVE THAT ALL THE LOVE AND ATTENTION I PUT INTO MY DESIGNS IS TRANSMITTED TO OTHER PEOPLE."
Great simplicity
Looking at Moonsetter, it doesn't seem like the kind of lamp that you can create in a couple of days. But that's exactly what happened. The TV competition had strict deadlines, so Anne Boysen knew she had to have something ready to show her team of craftsmen on Monday, after receiving instructions late on Thursday evening.
So, as she does every time she starts a new assignment, Anne Boysen sent her family to the countryside for a few days, to have the house clear and focus on the instructions she had received. On Friday evening, there was a full moon and Anne Boysen, sitting at her desk behind closed curtains trying to fulfill her assignment, suddenly saw her.
"The moonlight filtered through a small gap in the curtains and a ray fell on my desk, where there was a mirror that I had used to make a sofa. I looked at the mirror, which reflected the moonlight. Then I turned it and played with it, thinking about the power of the light rays."
Anne Boysen began to collect materials from the bin, observing what happened when she held a piece of white cardboard and other materials in front of the light, impressed by how much the atmosphere and light changed depending on the materials used. The concept for Moonsetter quickly became clear.
Amazement
She remembers making a small model to show to her lighting engineer and her team of craftsmen. And although it was ugly, as she says, it did its job. The idea, the depth and the simplicity of the lamp model convinced everyone.
"I knew I was on the right track. A visual reminder to interact and delve deeper into the conversation. The lighting engineer, the craftsmen and I understood that I had to go all the way. And it worked. I think this idea was the quickest of all that I have produced. And it was also the easiest to realize.
Like a work of art
The sculptural appearance of Moonsetter is also no coincidence, as Anne Boysen attended several art schools, where she worked extensively with sculptures and learned to create changing experiences by moving around them.
"When I received the brief, I wanted to create something that would fit in my living room. I don't have any other pieces in the living room, so it had to be something that I would enjoy looking at every day. And to achieve that, it had to be something clear, simple, but also expressive. Like a work of art, like a sculpture that you don't get tired of looking at."
If we look at all her past creations, we realise that Anne Boysen always invites users to play. She wants them to have an experience, to become part of the design and to notice the small differences she tries to communicate. For her, it is above all about being able to delve deeper into her creations and do things correctly.
Making an effort
Looking at society in general, Anne Boysen understands that the tendency to always want more prevails, which is why an ever-increasing number of products are introduced, many of which have a short lifespan. For this reason, it is important for her to know how to create in a different way. She prefers to dedicate more time to the development of her projects so that they have depth and retain their raison d'être even in 20 or 50 years.
"I really try to make an effort. And I think a lot about what I want to convey, because, if you look closely, there are already enough chairs and lamps around us. For this reason, if I have to create something, it has to be an original contribution, something never seen before."
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