Established in 1456, the Greifswald University is one of the oldest research universities in Germany. Very early on, they already possessed two libraries, but their inventories were lost in the wake of the Reformation. A book order from 1604 is now regarded by the independent institution as the foundation for the reconstruction of the library.

Today, the library has several locations, houses more than 2 million books and focuses their offering of data banks, digital media and numerous workspaces on students, researchers, and the interested public.

Understated and reserved, the 455 individually switchable »elle« table lamps from the house of mawa allow for suitably illuminated »work islands« in the middle of the expansive educational space of the central library.

 
Scope of work: 455 × elle 1 LED, 6W/700mA, 3000K, RAL9006
Photography: mawa design