Let there be Light!

Eindhoven’s new Montgomery overpass gets a luminous upgrade – a striking, futuristic addition that commemorates Netherland’s ‘City of Light’. Designer Frank Tjepkema from Tjep. reveals the Zwerm, a permanent interactive light installation commissioned by the municipality of Eindhoven and developed in collaboration with construction company Heijmans and lighting specialist Signify. The installation is in equal parts a result of co-creation with local residents. The initial aspiration to create a light sculpture on two narrow strips inside the overpass has culminated in a landmark design that is both innovative and futuristic. Dutch for ‘swarm’, Zwerm abstractly depicts a flock of birds, […]