Sphaer

SPHAER is a Vienna-based design studio specializing in the design and manufacture of lighting elements. Founded in 2023, it offers design that combines the craftsmanship of ceramics and glass with the poetic vision of its founder, designer Leni Piëch. Born in 1993, Leni majored at the renowned Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, earning a master's degree in Innovation Management. In her enchanting studio-laboratory located in the Viennese hills, surrounded by vineyards, the past merges with the present, resulting in forms that imagine the future. The brand name, meaning “sphere,” recalls the infinite spaces of the cosmos and the exploration of other worlds and unknown dimensions. Each object is unique and is handmade by assembling carefully selected recyclable materials. A meeting with Bade Erol, a young Turkish designer trained in London in Product Design and specializing in Lighting Design at NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano and Phillips Lighting University, resulted in the first two collections in the SPHAER catalog. Both collections caught the attention of industry experts and the public at Vienna Design Week 2024. A debut that bodes well for the future.