Marjan van Aubel, the rays of solar energy

Faced with the danger of global warming, Marjan van Aubel, a member of the "Solar Movement", believes in the power of designers to build a bright, hopeful future.

"If we integrate solar energy into our daily lives, if we make it beautiful and accessible, we can democratize it on a large scale. Designers can play an important role in this."

Marjan van Aubel: A Journey Back to the Future

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Marjan van Aubel, originally from the Netherlands, has set out to revolutionize our lives. This ingenious designer pays great attention to environmental issues in the design of her creations. For this, she envisions lamps whose breathtaking beauty would contribute to permanently integrating natural energy into our interiors.

According to her, the sun could provide the entire world with enough energy in just one hour to meet the electricity needs for a year!

Solar Energy: For Light as Beautiful as it is Sustainable with Marjan van Aubel

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"I think it's good to show that solar energy can also become a form of art. It becomes something desirable, something we would like to be surrounded by rather than hide."

Marjan van Aubel is also an artist. Her lamps and solar panels are conceived as paintings, with beautiful colors that vary depending on the sun's position. Exhibited at MoMA in New York, these artworks are poetic creations, both useful and aesthetic. Emotion, hope, admiration – that's what one can feel in the face of Marjan van Aubel's masterpieces.

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"Just as church stained glass windows told stories of the past, this series tells the story of our future... It's a story of hope, where we look to the sky instead of digging into the ground."

The geometry of the lines gives them an incredible futuristic style. The delicacy of almost pastel colors softens the window. Like a frame, this solar painting decorates interiors and brings electricity in an environmentally friendly way. Between materials from craftsmanship and ecological thinking, Marjan van Aubel shares these ethical values with MBS Design.

Photovoltaic Panels: Projects That Dazzle

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Like Icarus, one would almost want to burn their wings. At the 2021 Dubai World Expo, Marjan van Aubel unveiled a large Dutch pavilion to the public. Adorned with a ceiling made from photovoltaic panels, the space was filled with magical glows and breathtaking clarity. The colors of the panels filled the room, plunging the audience into unparalleled wonder.