Modern Lighting
Presented in a totally flat format, you have to bend it into its three-dimensional form. This interactive piece designed by the Studio has the silhouette of a lamp die-cut on a stainless steel sheet. The cable is used to hold the structure and to tense the volume; and, on the other hand, the strong red or black color used depending on the model makes it acquire an important decorative role. It plays a very important part in the design of this piece.More information on Luis Eslava site.
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 3 February, 2012
The lamp’s design owes its form to the funnel, a highly typical household object, something all our grandmothers used in their kitchens, bottling and decanting wine, olive oil and similar throughout their lifetimes.
While a familiar object it’s also been transformed into a new one – a small funnel that serves as a ceiling rosette, a large one casting light onto the horizontal surface below.
The same elements are further transformed into table and floor lamps, with a large pivoting funnel shade that allows for specific directing of the light.
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 2 February, 2012
Evergreen is a collection of height adjustable pendant lamps. In designing this new contemporary series, Vibeke Skar and Jens Praet refer strongly to industrial evergreen elements – creating a new light medium that emphasises the golden age of global industrialisation and the beauty of forgotten classic design icons.
Evergreen consists of a series of lamps of different sizes, available in either black or white. The mouth blown glass lampshades are sandblasted outside, and shiny inside, creating a diffuse kind of transparency. The iconographic hanging system consists of pulleys that are used to adjust the height, and a wall fastener for the lamp and its cable. The accessories are made of aluminium. Evergreen creates a dynamic yet highly functional light experience, featuring an iconic design that suits almost every kind of space.
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 2 February, 2012
Bell is a series of shiny porcelain pendant lights. The pure beauty of archetype forms was the inspiration for these creations by designer Mark Braun. To celebrate porcelain as a substance and the possibilities of its shiny glazed surfaces, the coloured surfaces of Bell lights are on the outside, contrasting with the pure white porcelain on the inside.
The light is available in a range of colours inspired by Scandinavian rocks and plants. Bell creates a warm and comfortable atmosphere, and is perfect to use as a pendant above table, bar or lounge areas. It also emits a beautiful sound if knocked upon – but be careful… you don’t want to break it.
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 1 February, 2012
Blackbody just presented their latest OLED chandeliers at Maison & Object 2012 in Paris – including some classics like the Big Bang, and some new ones like the I.Rain by Thierry Gaugain, shown below.
“We have already installed several chandeliers at different places. For example the “Wishing Tree” by Aldo Cibic is installed in the opera Ristori in Verona, Italy, while the Mini Bang is installed in Hotel particulier XVIIIe siècle in Paris”.
Blackbody also published their 2012 catalog, with dozens of OLED lamp designs.(via)
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 31 January, 2012
The Gayalux lamp is both sculptural and light. This ball mineral is anchored on the ground, it seems to levitate with his streak of light passing through it. Concrete leaves architecture for the object, the block is curved like a skin.More of Xiral Sgard work.
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 30 January, 2012
Barcelona-based industrial designer Oriol Llahona has recently collaborated on this collection of lamps with the Spanish lighting manufacturer Alma Light. Made of epoxy painted metal, ‘Madame’ consists of three different models: pendant, floor and table lamps, all of which are available in either black-gold or white-silver colour combinations. Additionally, and rather curiously, all of the designs are also available in ‘full format or only half.’
‘Madame is a contemporary and urban collection for both the home lighting as well as the contract, with outstanding pieces like the Madame floor lamp, that leans directly on the wall giving a very suggesting image and integrating the luminaire to the architecture. Oriol Llahona was inspired by the people who earned their living on the streets of the red district of Barcelona and in the Rue Saint-Denis in Paris and, more specifically, in regard to the work that in the decade of 50-60, photographer Joan Colom and the director Billy Wilder did in his film ’Irma la Douce’.’
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 27 January, 2012
This desk lamp by Berlin studio Böttcher+Henssler for Slovenian lighting brand Vertigo Bird can be adjusted by sliding the aluminium tube through a hole in the maple base and kept in place by gravity alone.
MANTIS is an elegantly simplified variant of the iconic desk lamp, made of lightly stained solid maple. The lamp uses energy-saving LEDs placed with precision to provide a natural like warm white light emanating from a hollowed out wooden fixture. The simplified usability comes through in the mechanical principle which relies on gravity to fix an aluminum tube that has been inserted through a wooden stem attached to its base. With this minimalist principle in mind one can effortlessly swing and adjust the height displaying the intended delicate balance, lightness and playfulness of the design. In its symbiosis of clear lines, the natural character of the wood, the colourful accent of the textile cable and coated aluminum tube, MANTIS is a timeless piece to compliment any modern home and office interior.
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 25 January, 2012
FRAGILE FUTURE III tells the story about the amalgamation of nature and technology. In the distant future these two extremes have made a pact to survive. FRAGILE FUTURE III combines an electrical system with real dandelions in a light sculpture that is predestined to overgrow a surface.
This system is different from the earlier versions because they can build up 3D constructions with the newly developed modules. Therefore they have total freedom in creating different light installations. This project is a collaboration with the London based Carpenters Workshop gallery. The installations are limited and can be bought true them.
One module is a visible circuit with 3 dandelights. This module system is ease to attach to the next one (in unlimited different ways), meanwhile the power will always continue correctly true the installation. So it is possible to create a composition from just a few, up to 500 modules, according to the space and atmosphere.
FRAGILE FUTURE III is far less fragile then FRAGILE FUTURE I and II. Therefore easy to install and maintain. FRAGILE FUTURE I, II and III are limited and built by their company.
For info and rates please contact: Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 23 January, 2012
Fascinating lamps… somewhere between art and industrial design. A sculpture or a chandelier? Mobile chandeliers by Michael Anastassiades.
Mobile Chandelier 1 has three articulated joints. The configuration of the chandelier changes as its various parts move. At its widest articulation, the chandelier measures 102” wide by 121” high (as shown here). The vertical, supporting rod’s length can be specified to order.
Posted by Michelle Lesser at 23 January, 2012
