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size cloth: 750 mm x 750 mm
light source: light bulb max. 40 W
material: glass fibre cloth synthetic material
color of cloth: white
Designed in cooperation with Martijn Wegman and taken into production by Ingo Maurer.
- supernova
Light source: 3x retrofit led 8 W
Lumen: 720 lumen
Material: synthetic material
Color: white
Light source: 2x Osram Linestra 60 W
Lumen: 840 lumen 120 W
Material: aluminium, synthetic material
Colour: black
Designed in cooperation with Martijn Wegman
Light source: special model fluorescent tube 36 and 58W,
light intensity continuously adjustable down to 1% using silent electronic dimmer
Lumen: 2600 lumen 36W, 4300 lumen 58W
Material: aluminium, synthetic material
Colour: black or silvery grey
Variations: pendant lamp or wall lamp
Light source: special model fluorescent tube with laser-engraved poetry
Lumen: 3350 lumen 36 W (with 70% extra light intensity downwards as result of built-in reflector)
Material: aluminium, synthetic material
Colour: black or silvery grey
The Canto Chiaro fluorescent tube has been developed in cooperation with Philips, Roosendaal and Osram, Augsburg.
The production of the specially designed book of poetry for this project was made possible thanks to Research voor Beleid Holding BV, Leiden.
Light source: fluorescent tube
Light intensity continuously adjustable down to 1% using silent electronic dimmer
Variations: standing or attached to wall
Light source: fluorescent tube 22 Watts
100 pieces were manufactured
Light source: fluorescent tube 58 W, electronic ballast, waterproof (IP67)
Material: stainless steel brushed or black silk powder coating lexan-strengthened light opening (vandalproof)
Colour: black silvery grey
Material: aluminium
Designed in cooperation with Martijn Wegman
Material: aluminium
Designed in cooperation with Martijn Wegman
Material: stainless steel or sterling silver
Designed in cooperation with Martijn Wegman
Material: high quality metal, developed using innovative technology
There are 4 versions of Supernova:
facet, 5, 6 en 8
Supernova on Youtube
Zipper is available in 3 variations: sterling silver/14 carat gold/goldplated 24 carat
(pull and end-piece)
Material zip-part: nickel-free metal
Designed in cooperation with Martijn Wegman
Material: river clay (granite) with brass plates
Number of copies: limited, comes in a wooden box of 14 cm x 14 cm x 14 cm
The commemoration symbol: The split river stone is covered at both inner sides with a brass plate. In one side the name of the receiver is engraved, in the other one the text:
‘Ubi indicia deficiunt bellum incipit’ or: ‘Where justice stops, the war begins’.
The foundation of the object ‘Rivierduinen’ are river boulders, gold and glass. The glass is like water around the river boulders because of the melting process. The river boulders give the object it‘s base shape for fusing the glass. This glass is carefully heated in a glass oven to 850 degrees Celsius over the course of three days and then slowly cooled down. During this process the float glass slowly smooths itself over the river boulders, which are coated with a powder as to not be in touch with the glass directly. The glass itself consists of two 4 mm thick layers, between which gold leaf is applied, which shapes along with the glass over the boulders while in the oven.
A brooch in the shape of a silver ring: the classic symbol for loyalty. In the middle of the ring, the place depicting the employee‘s position in the organization, you can read the name ‘Rivierduinen’.
Out of four propositions, this design was the final one chosen by the Governing Council of Meander Medisch Centrum.
Material: sterling silver
A ‘paper boat’ is a modern application of the touching, childish folding. The vulnerability of the folded paper and the dreams carried by the boat are durably folded into aluminum.
Material: bronze
Exser's goal: to stimulate service innovation in order to contribute to the Netherlands‘ ability to innovate
The prize: This innovation award is awarded every two years to an organization or person who excelled as a service innovator. The receiver contributed to the renewal of the Dutch service sector. Exser wishes to stimulate the market for service innovation, using this award.
Material: bronze
Number of copies: 20
Material: sterling silver
Number of copies: 175
The brooch ‘Statues at sea’ was awarded to partners of Beelden aan Zee as a symbol of gratitude for their help and energy that turned the exhibition ‘Xianfeng’ (2005) into a great success.
Variations: silver or bronze; material cylinder: brass
Material of the six portraits: sterling silver; text on the cylinder is engraved deeply
in de cylinder: roll of parchment with the story of the Leiden‘s liberation translated to Dutch, English and Spanish
Dimensions: 300 mm x 40 mm; number of copies: limited; comes in a wooden box
The ‘Drie October’ Association in Leiden organizes every third of October a folk feast by the name of ‘Leidens ontzet’. This feast commemorates the liberation of Leiden from the Spanish in 1574. The cylinder holds the historiography of this historic moment in Dutch, English and Spanish. This turns it into an international object that recounts history across the Dutch borders. The commemoration sign carries the name of the chairman, who meant a lot to the association.
In the Boterhuis these tubes form a unity with the round and straight contours of the high doors with lighting from above. The ends are blue, referring to the Lazzurro wall lamp (a ‘flaming torch’ by the entrance). In the Waag he has made use of the existing architectural form: the tubes follow the course of the insides of the arch vaults in the colonnade on the opposite sides of the room. In this way, through the cupolas and the walls, the whole room is indirectly lit, with the accent on the galleries.
Adress: De Waag, Aalmarkt 21, 2311 EC, Leiden
The gatekeepers are made out of weather steel and covered by layers of coarse glass from melting ovens in Italy and the Czech Republic. Within the glass layers an adjustable light source was applied, which lights the glass from the inside out.
Adress: Begraafplaats Rhijnhof, Laan te Rhijnhof 4, 2332 HZ Leiden
An installation on the place where the factory stood to keep its memory alive. Van Nieuwenborg has placed at the four corners of the old factory site light boxes designed as showcases. These are placed deep in the ground to use the electric cables from the street lights. The showcases are made of steel with a reinforced glass plate covering them. Each box has its own theme - historical, socio-cultural, technical meaning of Pope and finally its contemporary meaning (the new factory).The showcases are softly lit, which is a further parallel with the light factory. They are patented and can also be used in other commercial projects.
The project can be seen at the old factory site at the corner of the Mercatorsingel and the Keltenstraat. At the back of the old factory site is the Deken van Oppensingel, where the museum Van Bommel Van Dam is located.
Van Nieuwenborg was inspired by the intimate character of the public spaces and the closed-in character of activities in an archive. Both are based on a reflection of today by studying yesterday. Thus he used the natural light spectrum (red, blue and green). Three different light sources are brought together in a light construction with mirrors and so installed that the objects or people in the stream of light reflect coloured shadows in different directions and tones. With this installation van Nieuwenborg has used light as a metaphor for history.
Adress: Gemeentearchief Leiden, Boisotkade 2a, 2311 PZ, Leiden