Rubber Drum Lamp 1 Metal india ink stained birch ply

india ink stained birch ply and maple

Stainless Steel

The decade of collaboration between the Italian designer and architect Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) and Tuscan furniture company Poltronova from 1960 to 1970 marked a phase of almost total freedom for the designer

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Rubber Drum Lamp 1 Metal india ink stained birch plyExperimental lamp from welded alumium, black and amber rubber, sapele (wood) and patinated aluminum. Thick ruber sheet has been cut, glued and riveted into a lampshade to create a warm glow illuminated by a single led bulb. The wood base is covered with a sheet of 1 4" black rubber and contains a piece of turned brass serving as a dimmer touch switch. This piece is the first in a series exploring thick rubber as a diffusing element in lighting.