Established in 2002, Site Specific Design (SSD) is an interior and furniture design company based in Brooklyn, New York. SSD specializes in creating unique environments – whether corporate or residential – tailored to meet the clients' vision. Site Specific Design has completed over 25 major projects in Manhattan and Brooklyn; all executed with the craftsmanship and dedication that is an integral part of the company. These projects vary include constructing large commercial spaces, designing and creating high-end custom furniture, and building highly creative art and performance spaces. In 2007 VP/Creative Director Rui Docouto created Childhood Memories, SSD’s own furniture and lighting collection.

Childhood Memories goes all the way back to the late 1960’s, Terceira, Azores. The origin of the Creative Director/VP Rui Docouto. The late 60’s and 70’s in Terceira had its limitations on commercial toys, so exploring nature was a very natural form of entertainment for a child. Those memories left a tremendous impact on Rui as an adult.

In 2002 while designing an East Village restaurant in NYC, he came across these oval shapes that reminded him of his earlier bug drawings. He took those shapes and started experimenting with different leg configuration to get the sense/feeling of movement in the piece. After years of experimenting the first bug lamp was completed, Lucana.

The goal with the bug-lamps was to give them a feeling of movement as though they were alive and in the process of movement, as they still are in the artist/designers memory.

The bug lamps can be used for both indoor and be modified for outdoor use.

Besides the lamps having a function of illuminating space, they are also pieces of sculptures, which are existent in any environment.

Rui’s work through the years has been about movement, from painting to functional sculptural pieces of furniture and lighting, and that’s what reflected on the bug lamps.