Plumen is a designer low energy lighting company based in London, UK. The Plumen 001, their debut product, is a designer low energy
compact fluorescent light. 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
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, a ...
permanent design collection,
and has won
Brit Insurance Design Awards 2011.
Overview
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
Creative CablesSRl 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
compact fluorescent light which uses 11
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of Power (physics), power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantification (science), quantify the rate of Work ...
to emit up to 680
Lumen with colour temperature 2700k (warm white light).
The Plumen 002 is an
LED lamp which uses 4
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of Power (physics), power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantification (science), quantify the rate of Work ...
to emit up to 245
Lumen with colour temperature 2200k (very warm white light).
The Plumen 003 is an
LED lamp 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
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Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, a ...
(MoMA) Permanent design collection
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Permanent design collection
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Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ...
Permanent collection
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MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, a ...
Design and The Elastic Mind exhibition 2008
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The Art Institute of Chicago
* Helsinki Design Museum
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Brit Insurance Design Awards Design of the Year Winner 2011
* D&AD Black Pencil, 2011
* Homes & Gardens 'Eco Product of the Year, 2011
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Smarta Award 'Innovation' 2011
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GQ'' ''Best Stuff of The Year'' 2011
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Elle Deco Best Sustainable Design Award 2014 (Plumen 002)
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GQ'' ''Best Stuff of The Year'' 2014 - Plumen 002 (China edition)
References
External links
Official WebsiteACDC Electric LightingBrit Insurance Award 2011MOMA Permanent Collection Page
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British design
Lighting