LOTUS
Hundreds of light-sensitive flowers.
The LOTUS series began in 2010 as ongoing research into smart surfaces. The specially developed material folds open in response to light and is inspired by nature.
LOTUS DOME is a living dome made from hundreds of smart flowers. Premiering in the 17th-century Sainte Marie Madeleine Church in Lille, France, LOTUS DOME creates a play of light and movement. This dynamic interaction is what Daan Roosegaarde calls ‘Techno-Poetry.’
LOTUS OCULUS enhances the architecture of the historic Modern Art Gallery in Milan and was commissioned by Bulgari. Another artwork, LOTUS Maffei, is part of the permanent art collection at Palazzo Maffei in Verona, Italy. It blooms in response to light and is displayed alongside works by Lucio Fontana, Pablo Picasso, and Gerrit Rietveld.
LOTUS is a work of art and a pilot for organic architecture, in search of a new harmony between people and the environment.
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LOTUS is winner of A’Design Gold Award and Media Architecture Award Denmark.
2010-2021. Smart foils, light, and other media.
Commissioned by the City of Lille for the Lille3000 FANTASTIC exhibition, Bulgari, Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, and Palazzo Maffei in Italy.
LOTUS is exhibited at Palazzo Maffei in Italy, Milan Design Week by Bulgari, Gwangju Design Biennale in South Korea, MAS in Antwerp (BE), Museum Religieuze Kunsten in Uden (NL), Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle (NL), La Fondation EDF in Paris (FR), Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (NL), Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein (DE), Château des Ducs de Bretagne in Nantes (FR), Zedekiah in Jerusalem (IL), Renaissance Nancy 2013 (FR), Science and Technology Museum in Beijing (CN), Lille3000 Fantastic 2012 in Lille (FR), Facade 2012 CBK in Middelburg (NL), BinnensteBuiten CBK Drenthe in Assen (NL), Digital Immersions Accenture in Paris (FR), Kunst & Geld CBK in Utrecht (NL), Cumhuriyet Art Gallery at ISEA in Istanbul (TR), Route du Nord in Rotterdam (NL), Cityscapes Gallery at Art Amsterdam (NL), Designhuis in Eindhoven (NL), Le Cube in Paris (FR), and SIGGRAPH in LA (US).
Photography by Roberto Conte, Daan Roosegaarde, Simone Fiorini, and Pim Hendriksen.
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Select Exhibitions
LOTUS Maffei Italy
October 24, 2021
Milan Design Week Bulgari
September 5, 2021
Gwangju Design Biennale
September 7, 2019
MAS Antwerp
October 21, 2016
Museum Religieuze Kunsten Uden
October 3, 2015
Museum de Fundatie Zwolle
September 5, 2015
La Fondation EDF Paris
April 18, 2014
LOTUS Doornburgh
October 4, 2019
LOTUS DOME Lille
October 10, 2012
Lectures
October 23, 2021
Opening Lecture Barcelona Design Week
Daan Roosegaarde opens Barcelona Design Week with the theme 'Think, Design, Act.' Join him on Monday, June 7, at 18:00 CEST.
Publications
October 22, 2021
Winner Architizer A+ Award
Studio Roosegaarde won an Architizer A+ Award for LOTUS DOME, bridging old and new architecture.
Exhibitions
September 5, 2021
LOTUS: Dynamic Solar Architecture
Our dream is to create a LOTUS facade that responds dynamically to the light of the sun, merging natural beauty with innovative architecture.