[1] Some of the most well-known projects by Herzog & de Meuron include the conversion of the Bankside Power Station into the Tate Modern in London, the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, and the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", designed for the 2008 Olympics.

[6][8] Herzog & de Meuron gained international recognition their ability to join refinement with pragmatism and urbanism; their projects respond to both the collective realm of the city and the needs of their clients.

[16][17] Herzog & de Meuron's projects are noted for their diversity in both form and function, from cultural institutions and sports facilities to residential buildings and urban master plans.

In the 1970s, Herzog exhibited his own artwork in various galleries and art spaces: Videos, work on paper, installation pieces – using different materials such as tar, asphalt boards, plywood and styrofoam.

The physical remnants of that 1978 carnival event have then been piled up, reassembled and transformed – based on a sketch by Beuys – into “Feuerstätte II”, a large installation piece which is since then part of the permanent collection of the Kunstmuseum Basel.

There they founded with Swiss architects Roger Diener and Marcel Meili and social geographer Christian Schmid the ETH Studio Basel – Contemporary City Institute.

Notable projects include the publication The Inevitable Specificity of Cities which tightly connects territorial research to their theoretical position about the specific evolution and transformation of cities;[31][32]and an in-depth study and analysis of the built and unbuilt landscapes in Switzerland (Die Schweiz – ein städtebauliches Portrait) which eventually became an important basis for the federal “Raumplanung” in their home country Switzerland..[33][34] Since the company's foundation, Herzog has been heavily involved in the competitions, conceptual design, and the development of the projects by Herzog & de Meuron.

Drawing on his practical and academic experience, he shapes the work of the company out of an analytical perspective, that considers the environmental, cultural, historical and social context of each project in its specificity – while also giving great importance to how people will one day use and inhabit these spaces.

The lamp features a compact aluminum head reminiscent of industrial aesthetics, integrating advanced LED technology to provide efficient lighting.