Humanscale has acquired Vessel, an architectural lighting solution from designer Todd Bracher. Available to ship in May, this clear cylindrical light is made of high-quality quartz crystal, providing glare-free light in a simple, refined form. Architectural lighting is a new category for Humanscale, although the company has long been a provider of task lighting for individual workstations.
“Vessel aligns to the principles of performance and quality that are of significant importance to Humanscale and to myself,” says designer Todd Bracher. “It does not represent a stylistic approach to lighting, but a scientific one, with a focus on physics and optical engineering. With the use of engineered optics, the light source is hidden, resulting in a magical throw of light from an unseen source. Vessel was born from challenging ideas around light quality and working to achieve high quality of light. From that premise, the light was created based on complex optical physics, and it offers diffusion, is well balanced, has a high color rendering and is glare free.”
Easily installed as a single pendant or by the hundreds in large chandelier applications, Vessel provides an elegant solution for installations far beyond the corporate environment. Featuring pendant and sconce options, Vessel is well suited for hospitality and residential settings. The light throw is optimal for dining tables in restaurants and is calibrated to eliminate residual LED glare—casting tables, bars, lobbies and walls in a soft circle of uniform white light. Vessel has won eight design awards, including Best of NeoCon Gold.