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Brand New Heavy Light
Posted by: Keech on 23rd Sep 2009 in Creative Report
I first saw Benjamin Hubert's concrete lamps at last year's 100% Design and was instantly attracted to them. For me, they breathed new life into a familiar material and process. Great to see then, that the range is now extended to include a desk lamp.
This is part of an ongoing collaboration with UK furniture and lighting manufacturer Decode.
Decode are a young British brand working closely with both emerging and established London based designers to produce innovative, contemporary interior objects. In 2008 Benjamin Hubert collaborated with Decode to produce the award winning concrete pendant Heavy Lights. The desk light represents the first extension of this range. The lamp combines a simple aesthetic and new typology with a juxtaposition of industrial and natural materials.
Heavy Desk Lights comprise of a cast concrete base and shade with a ply laminate arm and machined aluminium details. The cast concrete shade is produced using an innovative ceramic casting technique manufactured in a specialist workshop in Leipzig, Germany. This allows the shape to be cast with a 4mm thin wall section.
Heavy Desk Lights are short listed for Elle Decor 'British Design of the Year' and 100% Design/Blueprint 'Best New Product'.
They get my vote!
The British Design Awards 2009
Here are some more shots, including excellent ones of the manufacturing process.
Posted by: Keech on 23rd Sep 2009 in Creative Report
I first saw Benjamin Hubert's concrete lamps at last year's 100% Design and was instantly attracted to them. For me, they breathed new life into a familiar material and process. Great to see then, that the range is now extended to include a desk lamp.
This is part of an ongoing collaboration with UK furniture and lighting manufacturer Decode.
Decode are a young British brand working closely with both emerging and established London based designers to produce innovative, contemporary interior objects. In 2008 Benjamin Hubert collaborated with Decode to produce the award winning concrete pendant Heavy Lights. The desk light represents the first extension of this range. The lamp combines a simple aesthetic and new typology with a juxtaposition of industrial and natural materials.
Heavy Desk Lights comprise of a cast concrete base and shade with a ply laminate arm and machined aluminium details. The cast concrete shade is produced using an innovative ceramic casting technique manufactured in a specialist workshop in Leipzig, Germany. This allows the shape to be cast with a 4mm thin wall section.
Heavy Desk Lights are short listed for Elle Decor 'British Design of the Year' and 100% Design/Blueprint 'Best New Product'.
They get my vote!
The British Design Awards 2009
Here are some more shots, including excellent ones of the manufacturing process.
Comments
Posted by emma on 7th Oct 2009 11:33 AM
Great lamp! Who'd have thought that lamps could be made from concrete?
Great lamp! Who'd have thought that lamps could be made from concrete?
