Lighting in Design August-September 2016

O n the occasion of the 150 th anniversary of the world’s largest food company, Tinker imagineers designed the scenography for the family experience nest in Switzerland. An open house with a floor area of 6626 m 2 (3500 m 2 exhibition space), nest is located close to Lake Geneva, where Henri Nestlé established his first factory in 1866.  More than one hundred Dutch designers, engineers and builders worked together on the scenography for nest . Tinker involved many other creative companies in the project, including Bruns (engineering and production) and Mansveld (AV and lighting technics). The Swiss Concept Consult Architectes renovated the industrial heritage site and covered it with a magnificent glass roof and steel construction. Underneath, Tinker imagineers designed a large, floating, organic world made up of white, flowing forms.  Nest  opened to visitors on June 15. The idea behind the project was simply to showwhat Nestlé stands for in a transparent and inspiring way. Visi- tors are able to take an interactive and personal look behind the scenes, while embarking on an entrepreneurial journey through the past, present Dutch design for Nestlé’s nest

and future across five different zones, ranging from a timed experience based on 19 th century film techniques to a forum space that explores current global challenges in mass food production. An eye-catching feature is the flowing worldTinker designed underneath the glass roof – this light, open and playful space is completely dedicated to innovation.

Overview of the piazza (photo credit Mike Bink).

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LiD AUG/SEP 2016