Nest 2

Nest II is an outdoor light installation in Noblessner, Tallinn: a large iron nest with two illuminated eggs on top of an old shipyard mast. When the shipyard became a new neighbourhood, a few of its masts were left standing. We wanted to give them a new use, and this is our second nest on one of them, after Nest I.

Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Year: 2026
Client: Merko Ehitus
Collab partner: Inimruum & Heigo Jelle
Photography: Tõnu Tunnel

Nest II seen through autumn leaves, the outdoor light installation high on its mast in Noblessner, Tallinn

Nest II's angle iron branches against a clear evening sky, one egg just visible above the rim

Nest II's two white eggs in a nest of angle iron above Noblessner harbour, the marina and the sea beyond, Tallinn

The idea came from a five-year-old’s drawing of eggs on a rusty mast, which became our first Nest, with three eggs in a nest of curved roof-edge trim. For the second light installation, closer to the sea, we wanted a wilder, more rugged nest, more like a stork’s own.

Nest II from directly above at dusk, two eggs lit from within and small lights woven through the iron branches

Nest II outdoor light installation on an old shipyard mast between new apartment blocks at blue hour, Tallinn

The branches are angle iron, like the mast’s own legs, woven into a nest more than 2.5 metres in diameter. Both eggs in the light installation are rotomoulded polyethylene, produced with the same mould as the three in Nest I. We set one of them at an angle, almost on its side, as if it were about to roll out.

Nest II lit at dusk between dark trees, both eggs glowing on top of the iron mast

Nest II from below at night, light shining through the angle iron branches against a starry sky

Illuminated installation on a former shipyard mast at night, Nest II framed by leaves under the stars, Tallinn

By day, the dark nest shows against the sky at the end of the new streets that lead towards the sea. After dark, small lights inside the branches pick out the outline of the illuminated installation. The eggs are controlled separately and can change colour.

Nest II on its old shipyard mast above trees and a rusted rail track, a timber-clad building behind, Noblessner |

Two of Noblessner’s old masts are now a part of a light installation, and a few still stand empty. At un-like we would be glad to give an old mast a new use in your next project. See more of our outdoor installation projects.