Skugga

Skugga is an object that only becomes complete when it is used.

When the candle is lit, a distinct star appears in the surrounding shadow. As the flame moves downward, the star slowly expands, spreading further into the room.

The lacquered, laser-cut steel structure is only half the work. The rest is created by flame, darkness and time.

Skugga takes one of the oldest forms of domestic lighting and gives it a new role. The candle does not merely illuminate the room. It draws within it.

Skugga is a design object by the Swedish designer Alexander Lervik, dated 2004. The work is produced by Gallery Pascale, which manufactures and distributes it, while the design originates in Lervik’s studio. In the portfolio it is listed under accessories.

Skugga is represented in Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, according to the records listed on the museum collections page.

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.