Connecting the Dots:
Tracing Eames’
Vision
Part 1: Creating Dot Pattern Light
The iterative process
Form Studio, Copenhagen
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CALIFORNIA
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A renewed dialogue with the past—one that lit the way forward—began with a field trip to California. What followed were years of deep archival study, conceptual development, and tireless exploration of the Eames legacy’s untapped dimensions. Born from a longstanding collaboration with the Eames Office, guided by creative ambition and mutual trust, Form initiated a research-led journey in 2020 that culminated in a conceptual leap: the first-ever lighting collection by Eames.
Conceived in Copenhagen at the Form Studio, the Dot Pattern Light reimagines one of Ray Eames’ most iconic visual works as a contemporary lighting object. Following the success of the Galaxy Light and Helena Lamp—both introduced in 2024—it marks the latest evolution in the lighting collection by Eames, developed in partnership with Cassina.
What began as dots on paper became a vision reawakened, guided by curiosity, intuition, and the belief that good ideas are timeless.
Ray’s Dot Pattern is forever cool.
We remastered it and gave it new meaning—like a hit song, covered and loved all over again.
Peter Christensen
Creative Director, Form Portfolios
Originally drawn by Ray Eames in 1947 for a MoMA textile competition, the Dot Pattern is a graphic meditation on rhythm, structure, and play. Though it remained unrealized during her lifetime, its interconnected dots and lines echoed the visual language of the Eameses’ furniture—most notably, the wire frames of their early chairs. More than fifty years later, the pattern was finally brought into production, its quiet clarity and graphic elegance still strikingly modern.
Now, with the Dot Pattern Light, a new form emerges from that early sketch—translating Ray’s two-dimensional vision into light, space, and shadow. What once existed only on paper is reimagined as a sculptural illumination, continuing the Eames tradition of invention through reinterpretation.
From Venice Beach to Copenhagen, we carried the spirit of the legendary 901 studio with us—rekindling the playful, curious energy that defined the Eames Office.
Anders Brun
R&D Director, Form Portfolios
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