Arturo Erbsman
Arturo Erbsman is a French designer based in Paris whose practice explores the relationship between design, natural phenomena, and sensory experience. Working across collectible lighting, furniture, and sculptural objects, he develops pieces that draw inspiration from elemental forces such as water, ice, air, and sunlight, transforming environmental processes into poetic design expressions.
Guided by experimentation and material research, Erbsman creates works that blur the boundary between the natural and the artificial, often incorporating light, movement, and atmospheric effects. His projects invite contemplation and interaction, revealing the invisible forces that shape our perception of space and the world around us.
Through a multidisciplinary approach that combines art, science, and design, Arturo Erbsman has developed a distinctive body of work characterized by its immersive qualities, conceptual depth, and fascination with the ephemeral beauty of nature.
Interview
I was born in Brussels, Belgium. I’m French and Belgian.
The surrealist Spanish painter Miro.
Yes.
My passion to create new things from a flow of thought.
I like exploring the interface between manmade and the elements of nature.
I do not have a typical day. However, I tend to work very late into the night when I’m designing lighting objects.
Of all materials I have worked with, I’m most fascinated by water in all its forms.
Some of my creations depend on the weather for existence.
Follow your dreams.
Environmental art movement.
Andy Goldsworthy, Olafur Eliasson, Tokujin Yoshioka.
Nendo.
Jean Michel Othoniel.
Poetic objects that pay homage to the four elements.
“I like exploring the interface between manmade and the elements of nature.”
The Questions
(The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust.
Other historical figures who have answered confession albums are Oscar Wilde,
Karl Marx, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Cézanne…)
Freedom.
Losing my artwork.
Losing my artwork.
Cowardice.
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Travelling to the North Pole.
Meditative.
Patience.
A man who keeps his word.
Same as above.
Let’s try again.
To be a musician.
My myopia.
Polar Light at the Ice Hotel.
As a drop of ocean.
Too many places come to mind.
A crystal I picked up in white desert in Egypt.
Losing a genius creative idea in a dream.
Creating utility objects for my house.
My nose.
Trustworthy.
Arthur Rimbaud.
Inspector Gadget.
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My wife and my mother.
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Climate change denial.
No regrets.
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Keep on trying!
“Some of my creations depend on the weather for existence.”
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