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Designer
Umut Yamac
Umut Yamac is a British architect and designer. He was born and raised in London to Turkish parents and grew up travelling between the two countries. He studied architecture at The Bartlett, then worked for internationally renowned…
Biography
Background
Umut Yamac is a British architect and designer. He was born and raised in London to Turkish parents and grew up travelling between the two countries. He studied architecture at The Bartlett, then worked for internationally renowned architects before founding his studio in East London in 2011.
Practice
His studio focuses on objects and installations at a human scale, and on how their surroundings activate them, often through movement. His work explores the middle ground between architecture and light, with nature as a source of inspiration, rigorous craftsmanship and close knowledge of materials. Tension, colour, volume and movement recur in it, and his approach to lighting is spatial.
Array for Vibia
Array is his first collaboration with Vibia: fine threads pulled taut between two rings, lit from below and above. It was introduced in October 2023.
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Products
Array Hanging
Array 1800 by Umut Yamac for Vibia: a cylindrical thread pendant, Ø 37 x 73 cm.
Perch Light Branch
Origami birds of polycarbonate and synthetic paper perched on a brass-finished frame.
Perch Light Floor
Perch Light Floor by Umut Yamac, 2016: an LED floor lamp with a swinging bird.
