PoMo, Trondheim

PoMo, Trondheim’s new museum for modern and contemporary art, recently opened in February 2025, to much anticipation, quickly establishing itself as one of the most exciting cultural events in recent years. Housed in a beautifully restored historic building, the museum blends rich heritage with cutting-edge design. Featuring striking interiors by India Mahdavi and Erik Langdalen, PoMo is already becoming a landmark in Trondheim. With world-class exhibitions and bold architectural vision, it is redefining Norway’s cultural scene and has quickly become a must-visit destination for art and design enthusiasts from around the world.

The stunning central helical stair—part of the vibrant interiors designed by architect India Mahdavi in collaboration with Norwegian architect Erik Langdalen—features The Light Lab’s Glowrail LED handrail in a custom powder-coated finish. Commissioned directly by Trondheim Stål AS, alongside project partners Skanska Norway, the project also benefited from our full installation service. Our skilled team travelled to site to carry out the installation, ensuring precise execution and maintaining full control over quality and finish—guaranteeing the highest standard of delivery.

To guarantee an impeccable fit, The Light Lab carried out a first fix onsite, by installing brackets directly into 11mm steel. This early-stage work provided precise setting-out points, enabling our team to conduct an accurate site survey ahead of fabrication—ensuring a tightly controlled and efficient build process. As part of this coordinated approach, the Glowrail was custom powder-coated in a bold orange to exactly match the stairwell’s steel walls, allowing it to blend seamlessly into the surrounding architecture while reinforcing the space’s vibrant industrial aesthetic.

Unlike a typical helical staircase, the central stair’s unusual and complex compound radii presented significant technical challenges. Through meticulous planning and custom fabrication, our team developed bespoke, flexible mounting solutions that allowed the Glowrail to trace the stair’s intricate curves flawlessly—even in the tightest sections. This required carefully adjusting bracket radii and ensuring perfect alignment of the LED fixtures to maintain continuous illumination and visual cohesion throughout.

The custom brackets were also powder-coated in the same bold orange for a unified appearance and designed with a minimalist profile that eliminates the need for cover plates—delivering a crisp, contemporary finish.

The result is a striking lighting solution that blends cutting-edge design with functional performance. The Glowrail forms a smooth, continuous line of diffused light that follows the staircase contours precisely, maintaining full illumination and seamless transitions—even on extreme radii.

This project is a clear demonstration of our ability to deliver complex architectural lighting solutions on a global scale—combining precision design, technical craftsmanship, and seamless coordination to ensure flawless on-site execution.