Moooi Heracleum

The Heracleum collection was inspired by the Heracleum plant, mirroring the plant’s branching stem and clusters of flowers. The designer, Bertjan Pots describes the Heracleum as “a lot more about math than nature, but somebody else might use it because they’re all about flowers. I always like it when there’s more than one story about a product”. The white leaves of the Heracleum plant are replicated by the thin LED lights scattered along the suspended structure. Available in a linear, circular, and chandelier structure, this design has become incredibly popular and is also available in four colourways: White, Copper, Nickel, and Green.

The Heracleum started as an experiment in which Bertjan Pots enjoyed exploring the possibilities of the design inspiration and the materials. Pots soon discovered that lighting the large number of LEDs needed for the design was going to be difficult due to the sheer amount of soldering that would have been required. Not willing to give up on his idea, he consulted the founder of Moooi, Marcel Wanders. This is when Bertjan Pots was introduced to the lighting technique of Electrosandwich®. This technology, created by Marcel Wanders, allows for large amounts of LEDs to be lit at the same time. Bertjan Pot utilised this technology throughout the collection, allowing for an organic design that is as decorative as it is functional.