<Zettel'z 5> is one of Ingo Maurer's iconic works from the 'Chandelier' series. 'Zettel' means 'note' or 'memorandum' in German, and this lighting fixture consists of 31 transparent sheets with drawings and 49 blank sheets of paper.
Its complex interplay of shadows is striking, allowing not only for illumination but also for each blank sheet to be colored, annotated, or drawn on by its owner or user, thus completing their own unique light fixture through the addition of 'personal sketches' or 'text'. Depending on the myriad arrangements of the paper, it is continuously reconfigured into a 'distinctive design' moment by moment.
The sheets, secured by small clamps, serve both to adjust the lighting of the chandelier and to enhance the indoor ambiance with the light that filters through the gaps between the papers.