ili.ad is pleased to present Anthurium, a new sensor-responsive leaded-glass nightlight, for DUDD LITE, a group exhibition of artist-designed nightlights presented by Dudd Haus and The Future Perfect in New York. Co-curated with Laura Young and realized with material support from Bocci, the exhibition gathers more than 120 artists and designers around the nightlight as a small domestic object with unusual emotional and sculptural range. The exhibition is on view at The Future Perfect, 8 St Lukes Place, from May 14 through June 25, 2026. (JONALDDUDD)
Anthurium revisits the formal language of ili.ad’s earlier Crane Vase, translating its faceted tubular geometry from cast bronze into leaded glass. Composed from dozens of individually cut and mitered art-glass elements, the piece explores the dimensional possibilities of stained-glass technique: a luminous surface built from calculated fragments, each facet catching and refracting light as the object shifts between ornament, vessel, and device.
Rather than functioning as a static lamp, Anthurium incorporates Arduino-controlled sensing and LED illumination, allowing the object to respond passively to nearby movement. The interaction is intentionally quiet. Light gathers, recedes, and settles into a calm presence, aligning the piece with the exhibition’s focus on the nightlight as an intimate object: useful, emotive, and unexpectedly sculptural.
The work marks ili.ad’s first completed object in leaded glass, extending the studio’s interest in architectural ornament, luminous surfaces, and technically hybrid fabrication.
Object Details
Anthurium
2026
Art glass, solder, 3D printed polymer, Arduino microcontroller, LED tape
6 × 6.5 × 3.75 in