Different to your everyday table lamp, the clamp lamp is versatile and adaptable to its surroundings. Inspired by French clamp lamps of her childhood, Inga Sempé aspired to create a simplistic lamp that could be clamped to a surface yet stand on its own without losing balance. The unique cone shade can be smoothly pivoted to direct light as required and the multifunctional design enables the lamp to also be wall mounted. Wästbergs ethos is to create lighting with a deep respect for this most basic human needs and this petite, but perfectly formed design looks great in any contemporary interior - on its own, or in sets of two, three or more...
Inga Sempe was born in 1968 in Paris. Graduated at Les Ateliers - ENSCI in Paris, 1993. She has worked with Marc Newson in Paris after her graduation, then she collaborated for a couple of the year with Andree Putman. Fellowship at Villa Medici, Academy of France in Rome, 2000-2001.
Inga Sempe began to work on her own in 2000. She works for Luceplan, Cappellini, Edra, Baccarat, Ligne Roset, Almedahl's and David Design. She lives and work in Paris.