Materials have hidden messages. These create a powerful link to our emotional psyches and shape our connection to daily life.
Ilse Crawford chose honest materials that carry clear messages: iron for its feelings of stability, reliability, trust; wood with its warmth and life, and mineral plastic for its intimate glow, as well as its tactility. When put together these three materials create a certain oddness. This is because there is an innate awkwardness in the directional light that they wanted to amplify. Dimmable table lamp. Slightly transparent shade hides light source for glare protection. One joint, adjustable head and rotation mechanism in the base. Electronic components integrated.
