Jan-21-2012
Flaca stainless steel lamp is an exemplar of green design
Posted by Jeff Pryor under Home Improvement Info
As a founding member of Desk Lamp Fetishists Anonymous, it was with great interest (read cold sweats) that I learned about the stainless steel Flaca desk lamp by Mexico’s Masiosare Studio. Yes, the stainless steel is sexy, and the 6 W power consumption – courtesy of twelve LEDs – ticks the green boxes, but most exciting is the fact that the Flaca comes as a flat piece of laser-cut steel that the user then bends into shape. We at the DLFA are nuts for flat-pack tool-less assembly, you see.
Once out of the cardboard packaging, only four bends are required to complete the stand.
Transparent table lamp If you’re after modern and contemporary lighting for your home, then a trip to the Mac and Mac Interiors showroom, or a browse of their website, is always useful, as they seem to have the market for modern lighting options well covered. As far as table lamps go, one of the pieces that caught our eye is this Artemide Dalu table lamp by Vico Magistretti. It’s a re-edition of an original 1960s design and is available in a vhoice of four colours – transparent red, transparent orange, polished white or polished black. The transparent colours are rather fun, as you get to glimpse inside the design and the lightbulb, in particular, shows through really well, giving it an extra funky look. The table lamp costs £59 from Mac & Mac Interiors, but there’s an extra 10% discount available at the moment on this collection (use the voucher code ART10 at the online checkout).