Taming Lightning LLC

Iris van Herpen just put living plasma on the runway — and the glass holding it is Mundy Hepburn’s. A look at the Helix Nebula dress, the dinky transformers behind it, and why the King of Plasma was the one van Herpen had to call.

The Plasma Art Alliance’s April meeting spotlights Daniel McFarlan Moore, an early pioneer whose gas‑filled “Moore Lamps” helped lay the groundwork for modern plasma light. Cary Rapaport, Wayne Strattman, and Dydia DeLyser trace how Moore’s engineering innovations and large‑scale luminous installations anticipated the aesthetics and technical foundations of today’s plasma art. His legacy reveals a…