Ori

Ori begins with the idea of a lamp, but never quite behaves like a conventional one.

Instead of metal, joints and visible mechanics, the form is made from paper. Its references move between the Anglepoise lamp of the 1930s and the paper lamps that became familiar in Scandinavian homes during the 1970s, yet the result belongs fully to neither tradition.

Small LED sources illuminate the entire form from within, turning the object into a softly glowing presence.

Lervik has described Ori more as a work of art than as an ordinary lamp. That distinction is important. Ori does more than provide light. It creates atmosphere and occupies the room almost like a figure.

Something between an object, a sculpture and a creature emerging from the mist.

Ori is a designer lamp by the Swedish designer Alexander Lervik, dated 2022. The work is produced by Noon, which manufactures and distributes it, while the design originates in Lervik’s studio. In the portfolio it is listed under lighting.

Alexander Lervik is a Swedish designer whose work spans furniture, lighting, product design and collectible design. His practice combines function, storytelling, technology and conceptual experimentation, moving between industrial production, limited-edition objects and design art. He trained at Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and runs his studio in Österlen in the south of Sweden.

The project belongs to a body of work that is represented in museum collections including Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo and the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, and that has been covered by international design and news media. Related works can be found through the furniture, lighting and collectible design pages and in the complete portfolio.