A Sculptural Installation Transformed Through Light
For Clerkenwell Design Week 2024, Jestico + Whiles collaborated with Bolon to create PLUS—a spatial sculpture that evolved into an immersive illuminated environment after dark. Crafted entirely from offcuts of Bolon flooring, the installation explored the creative potential of sustainable materials through shaping, carving, and layering techniques that transformed ordinary flooring into organic, oversized pixel forms.
Lighting was fundamental to bringing PLUS to life. Working closely with Studio Fractal and Architainment, the design team designed a dynamic lighting scheme that introduced movement, depth, and emotion into the sculptural forms. Carefully selected colour palettes helped articulate conceptual themes of geometry, negative space, and texture. As visitors moved through the piece, the interplay of light and material created a shifting, atmospheric experience. A key sustainable feature of the installation was the reuse of Architape’s Opaline RGB luminaires from Jestico + Whiles’ 2023 CDW installation, Fata Morgana. This circular approach to lighting reduced waste and demonstrated how high-quality luminaires can be repurposed creatively across multiple temporary events without compromising performance.
After the festival, the timber structure was re-used to build a temporary pavilion in Coal Drops Yard for the 2024 London Design Festival, while all Architape luminaires were
returned to storage, ready for future creative applications. PLUS stands as a celebration of innovation, sustainable design, and the transformative power of light.
