BS5 SW Steel wall lamp with swing arm
Designer : Bernard SchottlanderCollection : Mantis
| Order type | Pre-order (production begins after order) |
|---|---|
| Production period | 2 months~ (varies depending on the product) |
| Delivery method | Parcel service |
| Delivery period | 3~4 weeks |
| Note | There may be delays in the manufacturing process, and schedule information cannot be provided before production is complete. Please purchase with ample time. |
| Order special conditions | Cancellation is not possible after 7 days of ordering, and a 30% penalty will be charged in case of cancellation. |
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BS 5 SW is a wall lamp.
Electricity: CLI - E 14 - MAX 11W - LED ou FLUO
without cable - with switch on the base
As admirer of Alexander Calder, in 1951 Schottlander created the Mantis series of lamps. Movement is intrinsic to all of Schottlander’s work: an artist, an engineer and in no small measure a handyman, he devised a clever system of counterweights combined with a series of strong, and flexible metal bars. The shade also is unique of its kind. Like an acrobat suspended in mid-air, it is made from aluminium using spinning and chasing techniques that are a part of the metalworker’s inventory of skills, but to which he has brought his sculptor’s eye to create a helical movement in which the symmetrical and the asymmetrical are in opposition. His lights, with their eternal play between balance and imbalance, reveal some of the secrets of what we mean by ‘solid’ and ‘empty’. And like his idol’s mobiles they appear to defy the laws of gravity. The essential poetry of the object is an invitation to enter a dream world of the most judiciously balanced elegance...
