Liebeskind for Zumtobel at Art Basel Miami Beach

Zumtobel is presenting an exclusive premiere for the new eL masterpiece at Art Basel Miami Beach from the 1st through the 4th of December 2011. This masterpiece, developed by Daniel Libeskind in collaboration with Zumtobel, will be unveiled to the public for the first time in the Art Collector Lounge. Zumtobel's extensive engagement with the issue of the importance, proper use, and effects of light in relation to art and architecture is long-standing. Zumtobel regards light not only as a source of brightness, but also as a design element and a way to convey emotions. This approach has fostered conversations among lighting experts, architects, designers and artists. The versatile ways in which light can be deployed and its diverse means of expression as a design element fascinate each of them. The ceaseless quest for innovative and original ways of using and interpreting this immaterial substance make light an exciting medium for an extremely diverse range of designs. Zumtobel is known for creating designs through partnerships with artists working in an extremely wide range of disciplines. The creative exchanges involved in creating these works produce synergies for both partners. Jürg Zumtobel, Chairman of Zumtobel AG's Supervisory Board, says: "Lighting experiences always represent a piece of culture, a piece of art, a piece of people’s way of life. This is particularly true wherever light has emancipated itself from any functionality, leaving its mark on architecture and space as an independent work of art.