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BEAVERHAUSEN are the designers behind our pendant LU. Beaverhausen is a design studio based in Brussels founded by Mimi A. Diar and Ad Luijten. The two designers were originally Art Directors in the advertising industry but the couple decided to put their acquired skills into their true calling: design. Their career within advertising recurs in the strong sense of storytelling reflected in all their designs. They aim to create visual stories and evoke feelings. Every design has its own theme emphasising the context of use, manufacturing process and a more poetic source of inspiration. They...

The LU pendant is Beaverhausen’s first lighting design. LU is all about two contrasting forms and their interaction with each other. A bold vertical element appears to float through the thin elegant light source. Formed by a circular shade. Beautifully floating in the air. The combination of these two distinctive shapes results in an appealing design that is perfectly balanced. Modest in a formal setting and playful in a more vibrant environment. Scandinavian lighting in two sizes and colours; black character of LU. Named after the French word for a white diffuser shade and the love for...