The object
Samuel Wilkinson designed the Plumen 001 low-energy bulb, replacing the concealed compact-fluorescent spiral with a deliberately expressive sculptural form. Plumen credits the collaboration with redefining decorative low-energy lighting and records its entry into MoMA, V&A, and Cooper Hewitt collections; a 2025 announcement documents Wilkinson’s current lighting design work.
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What Samuel did
designed the Plumen 001 compact fluorescent bulb, giving an efficient lamp a deliberately exposed sculptural spiral form
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Why it matters
Plumen identifies the 001 as a contemporary design icon collected by MoMA, the V&A, and Cooper Hewitt.
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Living-status check
Astep’s 2025 announcement credits Wilkinson’s new Sorpresa chandelier and includes his first-person account of its mechanism.