Plumen is a designer low energy lighting company based in London, UK. The Plumen 001, their debut product, is a designer low energy

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. The design of the Plumen 001 lightbulb is result of collaboration between the Hulger team and designer Samuel Wilkinson. A prototype of the Plumen 001 has been added to MOMA permanent design collection, and has won Brit Insurance Design Awards 2011. The Plumen 001 bulb launched in September 2010 and was joined by the Plumen 002 that was launched on Kickstarter in January 2014. Plumen also produces accessories and shades to be used with their light bulb designs, establishing Plumen as an efficient designer lighting brand that sells in over 75 countries worldwide. Plumen's designs and IP was sold t
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SRl in 2022 who have now taken over the brand and products and continue to sell and develop Plumen products worldwide.

Product Range

The Plumen 001 is a

which uses 11

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to emit up to 680 Lumen with colour temperature 2700k (warm white light). The Plumen 002 is an

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which uses 4

to emit up to 245 Lumen with colour temperature 2200k (very warm white light). The Plumen 003 is an

which uses 6.5 watts. to emit up to 250 Lumen with colour temperature 2400k (very warm white light). The bulb was designed in collaboration between Hulger, British industrial designer Claire Norcross and French jewellery designer Marie-Laure Giroux In 2016 Plumen also launched a lower cost range of designer filament LED bulbs under the brand WattNott The 001 and 002 lamp designs are protected by US patent D665,930 S and US patent US D738,545 S respectively.

Awards and collections

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

(MoMA) Permanent design collection *

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a design museum housed within the Andrew Carnegie Mansion in Manhattan, New York City, along the Upper East Side's Museum Mile. It is one of 19 museums that fall under the wing of the Smithsonian Ins ...

Permanent design collection *

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...

Permanent collection * MoMA Design and The Elastic Mind exhibition 2008 *

The Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park (Chicago), Grant Park, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and list of largest art museums, largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visit ...

* Helsinki Design Museum * Brit Insurance Design Awards Design of the Year Winner 2011 * D&AD Black Pencil 2011 * Homes & Gardens 'Eco Product of the Year' 2011 * Smarta Award 'Innovation' 2011 * '' GQ'' ''Best Stuff of The Year'' 2011 * Elle Deco Best Sustainable Design Award 2014 (Plumen 002) * '' GQ'' ''Best Stuff of The Year'' 2014 - Plumen 002 (China edition)

References

External links

Official WebsiteOutdoor Lighting ProductBrit Insurance Award 2011MOMA Permanent Collection PageCoverage
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