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French designer Erwan Bouroullec<\/a> has designed plenty of lighting over the years, but his latest collaboration with Flos<\/a> leaves the final form in the hands of its owner. Available on Jul. 21, Maap<\/a> is a new wall-mounted lighting system built around a crumpled Tyvek\u00ae diffuser that transforms each installation into a one-of-a-kind composition. Rather than prescribing a final form, Bouroullec designed the lamp to be shaped, reshaped, and interpreted by the person living with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see design as part of a whole,” Bouroullec says. “Designs need to cooperate with a given environment and somehow enhance it.”<\/p>\n

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Photography courtesy of Erwan Bouroullec<\/p><\/div>\n

The project reflects Bouroullec\u2019s long-standing interest in balancing precise geometry with the unpredictable qualities of nature. A simple steel framework and magnetic attachment points provide the underlying structure, while the oversized Tyvek envelope takes on unique folds and contours depending on how it\u2019s arranged, ensuring no two installations are exactly alike.<\/p>\n

“Maap embodies flexible and combinative construction principles which make it ready for architects to play with,” Bouroullec says. “[It’s about] providing solutions instead of a given proposal, thinking about collaboration instead of uniqueness, play instead of execution.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photography by Santi Caleca; courtesy of Flos<\/p><\/div>\n

The lamp\u2019s seemingly delicate shell is made from Tyvek, a material Bouroullec selected after paper proved too fragile during development. Tear-resistant yet exceptionally lightweight, Tyvek can be repeatedly reshaped while maintaining its structure. Large magnetic \u201cDots\u201d secure the material to a steel framework while allowing it to be repositioned and reconfigured over time, reinforcing the idea that the object remains open to interpretation rather than fixed in a single composition.<\/p>\n

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Photography courtesy of Erwan Bouroullec<\/p><\/div>\n

Available in three sizes, with the largest spanning just over 10 feet wide, Maap transforms an entire wall into a softly glowing surface. Rather than emphasizing a single point of illumination, the oversized diffuser creates an ambient wash of light that Bouroullec likens to sunlight filtering through a window or glass wall, producing an atmospheric presence that feels as architectural as it is decorative.<\/p>\n

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Photography courtesy of Flos<\/p><\/div>\n

Maap is available through Flos flagship stores, flos.com<\/a>, and at Design Within Reach (the exclusive launch partner), in stores and on dwr.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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