The Challenge

As part of the wider reimagining of the food and beverage spaces at The Salthouse Hotel in Suffolk, we were tasked with conceiving and creating a sculptural focal point for the main dining room.

The concept for the project centred around the idea of space as art - alongside the hotel’s ever-evolving collection of artwork, the interiors themselves would become part of the creative conversation. The challenge was to create a statement piece that felt both visually striking and intrinsically connected to the identity and history of the hotel.

The Solution

The result is a bespoke lighting installation, called NaCl, that translates the invisible geometric precision of common table salt into a visible light experience. Drawing from the Face-Centred Cubic (FCC) lattice, this installation strips away the mundane to reveal the structural elegance of the microscopic world.

Six linear vectors of digital pixel LEDs radiate from a central sodium ion, tracing the electrostatic bonds that pull six chlorine ions into perfect alignment. Through shifting light sequences, the work explores the tension between attraction and stability, illuminating the hidden mathematical scaffolding that binds our physical reality.