Lamp with a Keystone - 2027
A minimalist bedside lamp whose operation has been deliberately made more complex and ritualistic. A stable wooden base conceals the socket and cable, while a vertical element with a tightening knob acts as a keystone that clamps the polypropylene foil shade. The shade, inserted into cuts and compressed by turning the knob, appears as a structural rather than decorative element. Switching the lamp on does not involve a simple button, but the act of “activating” a mechanism, transforming the user into an amateur constructor and giving the object a distinctly technical, almost engineered character.
A minimalist bedside lamp whose operation has been deliberately made more complex and ritualistic. A stable wooden base conceals the socket and cable, while a vertical element with a tightening knob acts as a keystone that clamps the polypropylene foil shade. The shade, inserted into cuts and compressed by turning the knob, appears as a structural rather than decorative element. Switching the lamp on does not involve a simple button, but the act of “activating” a mechanism, transforming the user into an amateur constructor and giving the object a distinctly technical, almost engineered character.