ÄTHER is a light sculpture by TUNK, developed around ideas of collecting, storing and preserving. Drawing from the cabinets of curiosities of the Italian Renaissance, the piece places a fluorescent light inside a specimen bell jar, bringing together the language of display and the atmosphere of laboratories and preservation spaces.
The work uses fluorescent tubes described by the designer as “endangered” materials. As they gradually disappear from everyday use, ÄTHER treats them less as functional light sources and more as objects worth keeping. Held in place with laboratory clamps, the tubes are displayed almost like specimens, suspended somewhere between an industrial component and a collected object.
ÄTHER is made from custom-made laboratory glass, a tinted T4 fluorescent tube, a transformer, laboratory glass retainers and cables.
Customisation is available on request.
| Dimensions LxWxH | 25x12x130cm (10x5x51'') |
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| Piece Weight (kg) | 3.0 |
| Production Year | 2026 |
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| Style | Minimalist, Neo-Industrial |
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| Design Class | Open Editions |


















