Good design ideas don’t need a lightbulb

Milwaukee-based lighting manufacturer Visa Lighting just launched Hellen, a new hand-spun bowl pendant for commercial interiors.

Hellen features several finish combinations, a unique inner contour, and a flat, luminous lens over the light source rather than the typical screw-in bulb.

The flat lens distributes functional light over a larger surface area, preventing glare and visual clutter.

One not-so-subtle detail in Hellen’s design is the choice to implement a flat acrylic diffuser over the LED sources, rather than exposed lamping. This was optimized to reduce visual clutter and create the most comfortable light. “We built a test setup where we could keep moving the LEDs back until they lit up the acrylic evenly,” says lead Product Engineer Alex Murray.