Daydreaming Objects
Daydreaming Objects is represented by a Copenhagen-based creative duo: lighting designer Ruta Palionyte and architect Ieva Baranauskaite. Combining diverse skills, the duo creates light objects that go beyond mere function, telling stories and infusing everyday spaces with dreaminess. They approach a blend of unexpected materials, curiosity-driven research, and bold experimentation, pushing the boundaries of creativity in lighting design. In 2024, the creative studio Daydreaming Objects launched their new lighting series, Soft Solids at gallery "Vartai" in Vilnius. The Soft Solids explore the intentional use and repurposing of natural material—wax, reflecting on its potential for regeneration within design practice.
The Soft Solids light objects explore the potential and repurposing of natural wax. A blend of stearin and soy wax encodes environmentally friendly renewal processes, embodying biomorphic forms that symbolize regeneration in nature. Wax is viewed as a versatile material for creation and re-creation. The nature of wax accentuates the diversity within the design process, combining various manufacturing methods: handcraft, digital 3D modelling, and upcycling. The Soft Solids explore the balance of resistance and fragility, functionality, and sustainable adaptability within the object. They raise questions about the potential implications of adopting a "soft solid" strategy in contemporary design and consumer behaviors.
