By Marc de Groot
The bespoke lighting brand By Marc de Groot was founded in 1995 and expanded in 2006 when de Groot moved the eponymous manufacturing firm to a larger space in a historical building in Amsterdam. The firm is known for drawing inspiration from nature and history, and creating fixtures using mathematical theories and fractal patterns. With many of its designs, the company laser-cuts aluminum components that are fastened or wrapped into shapes to form complex constellations.