Paper is an ancient and incredibly versatile material – even though much of it might look the same in an office environment, every page is composed of different fibers, beholden to its own directionality. Each sheet will tear differently, in its own quiet way. The Find Your Serpentine Collection by Endless Flat Studio celebrates the enduring art of paper lamps with a contemporary sensibility, drawing on a lineage that stretches across cultures and centuries.
Founded by Muge Du and Stephan Sammer, the creative duo operates at the intersection of architecture, craft, and storytelling. Their work resists the polished uniformity of mass production, instead embracing subtle imperfections as markers of process and authorship.
Handcrafted entirely in their Vienna studio, the collection brings together distinct material and cultural traditions. Shades made from handmade Japanese Kozo paper—formed by Muge Du using ancient Asian techniques alongside her own developed methods—are paired with stainless steel bases––hand-bent by Stephan Sammer––in a traditional Viennese metal workshop. The result is a studied balance between softness and structure, fragility and permanence.
The collection also carries a deeper narrative thread. Inspired by Göbeklitepe, one of the world’s oldest known ritual sites, the serpentine forms reference ancient carvings of fluid, snake-like figures. Here, the bases rise from the ground in continuous, undulating lines, reaching upward toward the light. It’s a gesture that quietly evokes a dialogue between earth and sky, a symbolic dynamic embedded in each piece.
With the Lifted Fingers Floor Lamp, the hand-hewn nature of each element is celebrated, not obfuscated. Reminiscent of fingers gently closing as they rise, the form carries a soft, bodily gesture—organic movement that draws the eye upward in a continuous flow. Defined curves and subtle reliefs extend from base to shade, while the wavy wire structure grounds the piece with a sense of playful tension.
The Cloud Table Lamp echoes the base language of the collection, reinforcing a cohesive visual rhythm. Its form captures the fleeting desire to hold onto something ephemeral—a cloud drifting across the sky—translating that impulse into an object with presence. The interplay between cool stainless steel and warm, fibrous paper becomes a meditation on contrast, where opposing elements find surprising equilibrium.
Peach Sky Table Lamp leans into atmosphere. Inspired by the fleeting calm of a seaside sunset, it channels that moment just before the sun disappears below the horizon. The tones are warm, almost nostalgic, while the upward movement of the base mirrors the slow rise of heat from the earth. Each shade, shaped through a process refined over years of experimentation, carries subtle variations that reinforce its handmade origin.
At first glance, The Sign Wall Lamp reads as a simple, rounded paper form. But upon approach, a curved stainless steel structure begins to reveal itself—partially hidden, yet unmistakably intentional. It’s a quiet prompt to look closer and to recognize that simplicity often carries complexity just beneath the surface.
In an era of hyper-curation and overediting, that restraint feels less like nostalgia and more like a deliberate, forward-looking choice.
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Photography by Lea Sonderegger.
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