Lighting and Interior Design for Seismonauts’ Offices

Seismonaut is best described as a strategic innovation and concept consultancy – basically, they help clients navigate digital technologies and new media. But even though Seismonaut excels at guiding others, they needed a bit of help navigating their brand-new office space.

Seismonaut asked if we could assist with that. They wanted us to design a lighting scheme and furnish their new offices – and of course, we said yes!

An office is a workspace, and this one is no different. It’s a place where a bunch of people gather for several hours each day, so it only makes sense to create a space that’s as comfortable, spacious, and efficient as possible.

Luckily, the floor plan is made up of several smaller units – meeting rooms, a “Skype” room, and more – all integrated into the larger space like boxes, creating smaller “rooms” within the open plan. To make the lighting experience more dynamic, we know that shadows are just as important as the light itself.

Thankfully, the “space boxes” and lower ceiling heights between them helped us out. We illuminated these areas using the tiltable Alba ceiling lamp.

For higher spaces, such as the hallway, working area, and conference room, we opted for the Orbit pendant. The reason? These areas need high-hanging lamps for overall illumination. Orbit provides both up and down light, illuminating the walls and floor while the tilted ceiling reflects the upward light.

Above the desks in the workspace, we chose MIB pendants. These are both swivel and tiltable, so they can be positioned exactly where needed – and they don’t take up any desk space. In the same room, MIB spots on a track illuminate a high wall covered with pinboards and whiteboards. At the lower end of the room, we added the Orbit pendant to create a soft, diffused light. We even mounted three Orbits as a small sculptural installation in an otherwise “dead” corner.

In the meeting rooms, the Nexus pendant provides a warm, focused light over the table – just enough to illuminate the area without lighting up the whole room. It helps participants focus, while maintaining enough shadow to clearly see presentations from a projector or wall-mounted monitor.

Outside, on the terraces, the Fuse outdoor floor lamp creates a cozy atmosphere. In autumn and winter, Fuse adds a warm glow to the rooms and, of course, brightens up the evenings for the rest of the year.

To complement the lighting design, we furnished the space with pieces from HAY and Holmris, audio-visual equipment from B&O Play, and, naturally, the HB100 Lever handles, which are little jewels on the doors – just to make sure everyone wants to leave again!