Porcelain
Cast in two halves and joined at the seam, then sanded back so the join reads as a line rather than a ridge. The unglazed rim picks up a patina where it is handled.
Model 01 · Desk
Light, shaped with intention.
One lamp, made from three materials that age differently. Cast ceramic for weight, brushed aluminium for the reach, and a shade thin enough to warm at the edge when the light is on.
- Designer
- LUMEN studio
- Materials
- Ceramic, aluminium, polymer
- Edition
- Open, made to order
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Porcelain. Cast in two halves and joined at the seam, then sanded back so the join reads as a line rather than a ridge. The unglazed rim picks up a patina where it is handled.
Construction
Four parts, no visible fasteners.
Everything that holds the lamp together is inside it. The pivot takes the weight of the arm at full reach, and the base is heavy enough that the whole thing stays put when you move the shade with one hand. Select a part above to isolate it.
Materials
Four finishes, three of them quiet.
Each is chosen for how it ages rather than how it photographs. The orange is the exception and it is meant to be.
Brushed aluminium
Grain runs along the length so raking light reads as a single sweep. Anodised rather than lacquered, so it dulls evenly instead of chipping.
Graphite
A soft-touch polymer that swallows reflections. The only finish where the shade disappears and you notice the light instead of the object.
Signal orange
A powder coat matched to a 1970s machine-tool orange. Made in batches of fifty, which is as many as the sprayer will do before the colour drifts.
The family
One head, three ways to hold it.
The original. Sized for a working surface, weighted so the arm holds position at full reach without a clamp.
Height480 mm
Reach320 mm
Weight3.4 kg
Output480 lm at 2700 K
Lead time3 to 4 weeks
A lamp should be the last thing you replace in a room.
Specifications
The numbers.
| Dimensions | 480 mm high · 320 mm reach · 190 mm base diameter |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3.4 kg |
| Light source | Integrated LED, 2700 K, dimmable to 5% |
| Output | 480 lumens at full, 90 CRI |
| Finishes | Porcelain, brushed aluminium, graphite, signal orange |
| Lead time | Made to order, 3 to 4 weeks |
Configure
Build the one you want.
Your configuration
Desk lamp$340
Total$340
Made to order, 3 to 4 weeks. This is a concept site: nothing here can be bought.
Care
It should outlast the room.
A damp cloth, nothing else. The unglazed rim will darken slightly where it is handled, which is the finish doing what it was chosen to do.
Leave it. The anodised grain wears evenly and reads better after a year than it does new. Polishing it will make one patch brighter than the rest and you will notice that forever.
The LED module unscrews from underneath with a single collar. No tools, no soldering, and no reason for a failed light to become a failed lamp.
The friction collar takes a 2.5 mm hex key. A quarter turn is usually enough. If the arm still drops, the collar is worn and we will send a new one.