Designer: Diez Office
Brand: Vibia
PLUSMINUS
Plusminus is a versatile lighting system that takes the concept of the light rail track system to a new level. The conductive textile belt at its core allows for free placement of the luminaires and the creation of unique light solutions on the spot. The professional area at Vibia.com offers a dynamic space for designers to create their projects for a seamless ordering process.
The Fluidity of Light
The lighting systems feature multiple elements—component pieces, colors, textures—that can be freely adapted and combined to suit the characteristics and constraints of specific spaces. A powerful tool for unique creations, they present designers and architects with infinite possibilities for integrating light in an interior.The lighting systems feature multiple elements—component pieces, colors, textures—that can be freely adapted and combined to suit the characteristics and constraints of specific spaces. A powerful tool for unique creations, they present designers and architects with infinite possibilities for integrating light in an interior.Create my Plusminus
Technical Information
PLUSMINUS. A ground breaking collection that utilizes the properties of a textile strap which in combination with the various light shades of the collection to generate different lighting models and moods. From taught to slack the strap which is both the support system and the electrical conduit, traces different configurations in the air that together with the shades generate bespoke sculptural lighting installations.
Electrical Connection Options
Remote Recessed
Surface
Remote Surface
Plug-in
Detailed Technical Information
Diez Office
Growing up in a household of 4th-generation carpenters, Stefan Diez’s early bond with craftsmanship has profoundly shaped his development as an industrial designer. Following his family tradition by training as a cabinetmaker, he went on to study industrial design under Richard Sapper at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. After returning to Munich to work with Konstantin Grcic, he founded his own studio in 2002. From 2007 to 2014, he was professor of industrial design at the University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe (HFG), before joining the School of Industrial Design Lund, Sweden, in 2015.In 2008, Stefan Diez established his studio in the renovated facilities of a former joinery, which provides the ideal platform for his unique combination of hands-on experimentation and technical know-how. Led by curiosity and supported by a network of local craftsmen and specialists, DIEZ OFFICE is dedicated to transforming ideas into actual products with great diligence and proficiency.Together with his team, Stefan Diez has been exploring a broad spectrum of design, creating award-winning furniture, tableware and accessories, in collaboration with internationally renowned manufacturers like e15, emu, Hay, Rosenthal, Thonet, Vibia, Wagner and Wilkhahn.