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Ray Light Sculpture

Designed by AHM x LUND

Ray is a sculptural lighting object in solid Oregon pine, created by Copenhagen-based design and craft practice AHM x LUND.

Inspired by the inner life of a tree, Ray reveals the growth rings of the wood through light. A concealed LED source presses warm light outward from within the circular form, transforming the material into both structure and illumination.

The first piece has entered the permanent collection of Designmuseum Danmark.

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Ray takes inspiration from the inner life of a tree - the growth rings that record each year of its existence, and the channels through which light and water once moved. A tree reaching the same diameter as Ray would be around a century old, and this sense of time is central to the piece. Rather than using wood only as surface or structure, Ray reveals the anatomy of the material itself.

The disc is made from carefully selected Oregon pine. Along its lit lower face, the wood is worked in Uzukuri - a Japanese technique that brushes away the softer springwood to leave the harder summerwood raised, heightening the contrast between the growth layers. As light moves across this surface, the grain shifts between darker autumn growth and lighter spring grain. The reverse is planed smooth by hand and finished with natural resin — soft to the touch where the front is textured to the eye.

An integrated LED is concealed within a narrow slit to one side of the circle. Rather than shining outward, it rakes low across the wood, grazing the raised grain so the rings and texture come alive - giving Ray a quiet, architectural presence. Suspended on two slender steel wires, which also carry the current, it appears almost weightless: occupying a room with restraint, yet complete presence - equal parts sculpture and light.

Solid Oregon pine (hand-selected, glued and matched); the lit surface worked in Uzukuri, the reverse planed smooth and finished with natural resin.
Integrated LED.
Steel-wire suspension.
Made in Denmark.
Canopy in Oregon pine, finished with clear natural wax, silicone-free

As Oregon pine is a natural material, each piece has its own grain, color tone and ring pattern. These natural variations are part of the character of Ray and make every piece unique.

Each Ray is handcrafted in Denmark by Snedkersind and signed.

Diameter: 120 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Weight: 25 kg
Integrated LED strip, 3000K warm white, CRI Ra95
Approximately 18W total, 3,060 lm
Input voltage: 220–240V
IP20, Class II
Dimmable via 2.4 GHz RF wireless control and PUSH dimming
Two adjustable steel suspension wires (5 metres, length adjustable upon request)
Canopy in Oregon pine, finished with clear natural wax, silicone-free (L: 70 cm, W: 8 cm, H: 6 cm)

The light sculpture will be delivered in a wooden crate for secure transport.

Collected by Designmuseum Danmark

Ray was created for the Mindcraft Project 2025 - a platform that has introduced Danish designers and makers to international audiences since 2008. Handcrafted by Snedkersind, only two pieces of Ray exist: the first has been acquired by Designmuseum Danmark, one of Denmark's leading design institutions; the second hangs in AHM x LUND's own atelier. Any further piece is made to order.

The museum acquisition places Ray within a wider context of Danish craft, material experimentation and contemporary design. As part of a permanent collection, it becomes more than a lighting object — a piece with cultural relevance, provenance and enduring design value, made only on commission.

Images by Benjamin Lund for Mindcraft / Studio Aest

Light from Within

Ray takes inspiration from the inner life of a tree - the growth rings that record each year of its existence. A tree reaching the same diameter as Ray would have lived for around one hundred years. Rather than hiding these traces, Ray brings them forward through light.

The light source is concealed within the circular wooden form, allowing the glow to emerge from the edge rather than being directed downward. Finished with Uzukuri, a Japanese brushing technique that enhances the contrast between the harder and softer growth layers of the wood, the Oregon pine reveals its structure as the light moves across the surface.

The result is a lighting object that reveals the inner anatomy of the wood and allows the material to tell its own story.

Between sculpture and function - a lighting object made not simply to illuminate a space, but to define it , and to invite nature inside

Designed by

AHM x LUND

Isabel Ahm and Signe Lund work at the intersection of craft, architecture and design from their Copenhagen studio. A furniture architect and a fine furnituremaker - their collaboration is built on the belief that when an object is made with true material understanding and honest intent, it earns a place in a space for generations.