In 2024, Haiiileen introduced the Nu-Wave Lamps as part of her Haiii at Home series, bringing immersive aesthetics into domestic environments. These nu wave lamps haiiileen are hand-painted glass globes set on reflective metallic structures, designed to radiate prismatic color waves across any room. Functioning as both sculptural objects and functional light sources, the lamps embody Haiiileen’s synesthetic language of vibration, atmosphere, and transformative color.
- Title: Nu-Wave Lamps
- Artist: Haiiileen
- Medium: Mixed media – hand-painted glass globes, reflective metallic structure, LED lighting
- Year: 2024
- Dimensions: Variable (each lamp approx. 20 in. height × 10 in. diameter)
- Edition: Limited series, artist-signed and accompanied by certificate of authenticity
Description
The Nu-Wave Lamps (2024) are part of Haiiileen’s Haiii at Home series, designed to merge immersive fine art sensibilities with functional living environments. Each lamp features a hand-painted globe radiating prismatic color, mounted on a reflective metallic body that refracts light into shifting rainbow waves.
Both sculptural and functional, the lamps embody the artist’s fascination with light as vibration, energy, and atmosphere. They are intimate portals for domestic settings, bringing the chromatic language of Haiiileen’s large-scale installations into everyday life.
Conceptual Framework
The Nu-Wave Lamps draw from Haiiileen’s synesthetic practice, where light and color are treated as diagnostic and emotional forces. In this work, she translates her immersive installations — such as LightScapes and Rainbow Castle — into collectible design objects.
Each lamp embodies her commitment to reimagining functional objects as fine art, bridging sustainability, synesthetic theory, and prismatic aesthetics. By embedding art into domestic environments, Haiiileen challenges the division between installation, object, and lived experience.
Archival Significance
- Represents the expansion of Haiiileen’s practice into functional art through the Haiii at Home series.
- Demonstrates her ability to scale immersive installations into collectible domestic works.
- Reinforces her long-term exploration of prismatic optics, sustainability, and vibrational color theory.
- Important in the archive as a market-facing edition — bridging collectors, design enthusiasts, and institutional audiences.
Archival ID: HAI-2024-NWL-01 and HAi-2024-nwl-02
