Round Lamp with a looping stem by Bao-Nghi Droste

The stem of this task lamp designed by Bao-Nghi Droste forms an exaggerated loop behind the conical shade (+ slideshow).

Round Lamp with a looping stem by Bao-Nghi Droste

The Round lamp by Bao-Nghi Droste of Heidelberg, Germany, has a wide shallow shade mounted at a 45 degree angle on the end of the curving steel tube.

Round Lamp with a looping stem by Bao-Nghi Droste

“The gently shaped steel tube could be described as the centrepiece of the lamp because on the one hand it pictures the flow of the current all the way up from the base to the light source within the shade, and on the other hand it acts as a function-providing element,” said Droste.

Round Lamp with a looping stem by Bao-Nghi Droste

He explained that the loop “provides a handle-like geometry for easily moving the lamp”, which rotates on its base.

Round Lamp with a looping stem by Bao-Nghi Droste

Where the stem connects to the back of the shade, small concentric circles radiate outwards over its surface and a small amount of light is allowed to escape at the join.

Round Lamp with a looping stem by Bao-Nghi Droste

“Sharp edges concentrically surround the hole as rings imaging a sort of epicenter at which the light emits,” said the designer.

Round Lamp with a looping stem by Bao-Nghi Droste

An acrylic defuser covers the light source and emits a wide beam of light suitable for bedside reading or working at a desk.

Round Lamp with a looping stem by Bao-Nghi Droste

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Axis Lamp, Tech Chair and Buddy by Bao-Nghi Droste

Axis Lamp by Bao-Nghi Droste

Cologne 2011: these lamps with a mechanism derived from marking tools were among a collection of furniture presented by German designer Bao-Nghi Droste at imm cologne.

Tech by Bao-Nghi Droste

Exhibiting as part of [D3] Design Talents, Droste also showed a set of stacking chairs (above) and a side table with spun metal top (below), which can be mounted to form either a flat top or dish.

Buddy by Bao-Nghi Droste

imm cologne took place 18-23 January. See all our coverage of the event here »

Axis Lamp by Bao-Nghi Droste

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Axis Lamp by Bao-Nghi Droste

Here are a few details from Bao-Nghi Droste:


Tech Chair, an archetypical Side Chair the wooden frame of which features cuts and milled out portions for positioned stacking.

Axis Lamp by Bao-Nghi Droste

Axis Lamp, a floor lamp adapting the principle of a sliding level for being adjustable in height and depth.

And Buddy, an occasional table in different heights and a table top that can be mounted in two different ways, either offering a bowl for storing or a flat surface for placing objects.

Tech by Bao-Nghi Droste

Enjoy the latest products designed by Bao-Nghi Droste!

Buddy by Bao-Nghi Droste

Bao-Nghi Droste was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1977.

Buddy by Bao-Nghi Droste

After an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker, he studied Industrial Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt, Germany.

Buddy by Bao-Nghi Droste

Gathering further work experience at the offices of Werner Aisslingler in Berlin, Germany, and Hannes Wettstein in Zurich, Switzerland, he finally set up his own studio in Heidelberg, Germany, in 2007, focussing on furniture-, product- and interior design.

Buddy by Bao-Nghi Droste


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at Cologne 2011
Beaugars by Meike Langer
at Cologne 2011