An electroluminescent device (100) comprising a top electrode layer (102) and a bottom electrode layer (104), an electroluminescent layer (106) and an interconnection (108), the interconnection connecting the top and the bottom electrode layers, wherein —the two electrode layers (102,104) are structured as windings; —the electroluminescent layer (106) is located between the two electrode layers; and —the interconnection (108) forms an electrical connection between a first end of the top electrode layer and a second end of the bottom electrode layer.