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Designer Thomas Fiechtner of Vienna, Austria, has made this task lamp that can be balanced in two different positions to vary the light intensity.

Called Drawing Lamp, it can be tilted forward into a horizontal position to concentrate light on a small area of the desk, or left upright to give a wider spread of light.

The lamp uses an LED and is made from a steel tube through which the power cable runs.

Here’s some more from the designer:

Drawing Lamp.

The Drawing Lamp is a consistently simple lamp reduced to the basics, including cable and illuminant. Thomas Feichtner designed this desk lamp for his own use. As the name implies the Drawing Lamp is a lamp preferably used by the designer to illuminate the drawing area. On the one hand it lights the whole desk surface, on the other hand its light can be directed precisely to where it is needed on the paper – as Thomas Feichtner prefers it for sketching.

The light is not focused via a complex mechanical system or by adjusting a reflector but simply by putting the whole lamp into a horizontal position. Its construction allows placing it on the desk at two different angular positions. The lamp can be put down in a horizontal position with the illuminant slightly above the desk surface or in a vertical position with a maximum distance between the illuminant and the desk surface.

The lamp keeps its balance as in a balancing act. The conclusive implementation of the simple construction, with the cable running through the tube to the illuminant – the destination point and the source of light – was made possible by LED technology.

LEDs do not require a reflector to concentrate the emitted light, and thus it was possible to simply put the LED into the tube. The appearance of the Drawing Lamp is defined by the cable, the steel tube and the LED illuminant. Like the classic bare light bulb hanging on a cord from the ceiling the Drawing Lamp is reduced to the bare essentials. Only the sophisticated deformation of the tube provides the lamp with the benefit of adjustability. The interplay of angles, radiuses and lines results in an object which is conclusive in terms of construction and form.

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Stylist-turned-designer Adrien Sauvage debuts a collection of sharply-cut suits for the modern man

With a Tumblr site as his look book, stylist-turned-designer Adrien Sauvage puts a fresh spin on men’s suiting by casting and personally photographing some of art and music’s finest as models for his debut collection. The black-and-white project, called “This is Not a Suit,” sets the stage for his first collection of suits that mix modern styles with Saville Row-level cuts. As an experienced tailor, the young upstart’s transformation from styling made a natural progression to designing, with the impeccably-conceived collection speaking for itself.

Like many new labels, Sauvage’s motivation was simply that he and his clients couldn’t get the choice or quality of cut and style they desired. With this first collection, Sauvage focuses on fit, offering two styles—a sport jacket and two double-breasted jackets—for the country, as well as a day and evening suit.

Jackets, cut rakishly short, feature working horn buttons as the standard and a plunging lapel for the essential V-shape aesthetic. Double-vented for a flattering shape around hips, the jackets also have a little extra volume worked into the sleeves for added mobility.

Championing precise tailoring, Sauvage leaves the logos and insignias behind for a subtly smooth air and crisp appearance. The only acknowledgment—an A. Sauvage label on the interior of the jacket—has info about its origin along with notes about its inspiration.

The debut A. Sauvage collection hits stores Fall 2010 and will be available at Harrods and Matches.

American architects Space International have completed this gallery cantilevered over a row of existing garages at the MAK Centre for Art & Architecture, Los Angeles.

Polycarbonate panels with an aluminium frame retract to create an open facade and afford views of the neighbouring 1939 Mackey Apartments designed by the late Rudolph Schindler.

The garages below have been renovated into studios for traveling artists and architects, who stay in the adjacent apartment block for six months at a time.

Photograph above by Space International Inc.

The 800 square-foot MAK gallery will also be used as dance floor, film theatre and dining room.

Photograph above by International Inc.

The exterior is finished with a dark industrial paint to contrast with the whitewashed walls of the apartment block.

All photographs by Stephen King unless stated otherwise. Photograph above by Space International Inc.

Here’s some more from the architects:

Project Description:

Located at the rear of a standard residential lot, the MAK Gallery serves as a utilitarian exclamation to a very non-standard architectural property.

Photograph above by International Inc.

Operated by the MAK Center for Art & Architecture Los Angeles, artists and architects travel from around the world to stay in six month residencies in the main building, the Mackey Apartments, originally designed in 1939 by Rudolph Schindler, a Viennese emigre and early pioneer of the modernist landscape in Los Angeles.

Photograph above by International Inc.

The MAK Gallery project operates both conceptually and literally as a “black box” which is cantilevered on top of an existing garage structure which has been renovated to serve as studios for the visiting artists in residence.

A new 800 sf gallery hovers above these studios, creating a large, flexible gathering space serving a variety of functions.

A large multi-stacking sliding door system, constructed from aluminum frames and structured polycarbonate panels.

Photograph above by International Inc.

When open, these doors transform the interior space into an elevated outdoor room focusing on the main buildings rear facade, courtyard and roof terraces which are a prominent part of the original architectural strategy for the property.

Photograph above by International Inc.

To contrast with the pristine white plaster of the main building, the new building exterior is coated with a dark, spray applied fluid membrane know as “Wetsuit™” by Neptune Coatings.

Typically used in industrial applications, this raw material serves as both weatherproof enclosure and architectural finish, paying a contextual homage to Schindler’s earlier works where industrial materials and construction techniques were appropriated for a residential context.

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Together these new spaces add to the vision of the MAK Center’s social and artistic program.

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By allowing such flexible uses as gallery space, dining room, film theatre or dance floor, the new MAK Gallery continues the legacy of its architectural neighbor, by encouraging the cultural use of domestic spaces.

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Project Profile: MAK Gallery
Description: a flexible use building for the MAK Center for Art & Architecture Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Completion: June 2010
Size: 1900 sf (176 sqm)

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Sonstruction: Type V-B
Contractor: I.E. Construction – Ivan Ramirez, contractor
Consultants: Structural Engineer – Stephen Perloff
Energy – Alternative Energy Systems
Photography: Steve King Photography (images with “SKP” designation)

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Joshua White Photography (images with “JWP” designation)
All other images courtesy Space International Inc. (“SI”)
Architects: Space International Inc. – Michael Ferguson, principal; Kirby Smith, project architect
Client: MAK Center for Art & Architecture Los Angeles –
Peter Noever, director, MAK Vienna / Kimberli Meyer, director MAK Center Los Angeles

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