The core idea for our Nest lamp was what to do with long cables for floor and side lights. Instead of trying to hide them, we decided to make them a feature.

Bunching up the cables in a messy pile was, in our experimenting, the easiest (laziest) method we all felt was achievable by most users. On its own, it looked like a messy pile of cables, give it a story and the prop of a giant egg, and it transformed from a mess to a relatable form. A giant Nest.

We are also big fans of Gantri (@gantri) and their utilisation of 3D printing manufacture for lighting designs. So our Nest lamp design is led by Gantris design ethos.

The egg-shaped lamp uses a Plant Polymer body with a soft-touch matte finish. We wanted to avoid hard, unflattering lighting. So an opal shade produced from plant polymer plastics diffuses the light for a natural, evenly-distributed glow. Its novel extra-long cord gives the user broader freedom on the lamp's placement and interaction in its environment.