Ingo Maurer
A Munich design legend toes the line between art and utility
For award-winning industrial designer Ingo Maurer, light is more than a means to an end. His lamps, lighting fixtures and even LED wallpaper have revolutionised the way we illuminate our lives. In the harsh brightness of daylight, you could be forgiven for mistaking his Kaiserstraße gallery space as merely a collection of oddball sculptures and loose post-modern ideas. Maurer's works tinker with all facets of the medium, from the properties it effuses, to the meta-interpretations of the devices that radiate it. Visit on the darkest, cloudiest day for a formative experience.