forestier and jette scheib transform elegance of lilly petals into organic lighting forms

Meeting the makers

 

Its lighting pieces – from pendant, table and floor lamps, to chandeliers and tealights, created in collaboration with impresario designers as lauded as Arik Levy, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, Elise Fouin, Emmanuel Gallina and countless other luminaries – merge geometric and organic shapes to winsome and poetic effect, in robustly tactile and delicate forms.

 

It’s an approach explored in brilliant clarity with a new collection by the German-born and Holland-based Jette Scheib, dubbed LYS. As with her previous series for Forestier – Cymbal, Oyster, Grass and Parrot – Scheib’s undulating designs are directly inspired by vegetation and, in this case, the royal lily flower.

 

‘I wanted this flower, steeped in positive symbolism, to become a luminous, sculptural centrepiece’

 

‘This remarkable flower, cherished across centuries and continents, radiates beauty and significance,’ explains Scheib. ‘Different lily colours carry distinct meanings, symbolising purity, love, eternity, hope and celebration, making it a perfect muse. I wanted this flower, steeped in positive symbolism, to become a luminous, sculptural centrepiece.’