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pFollowing our recent post ona href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/lo-fi_castiglioni_beplushaves_arq_lamp__16295.asp” Beplushave’s Castiglioni reinterpretation/a comes yet another lo-fi lighting proposal:/p

pMaybe less a reaction to the recession and more to the expensive culture of the over-designed, haute task lamp, a href=”http://www.sethquest.com/”Seth Quest/a and a href=”http://meganheacockwhite.com/”Megan Heacock White/a have designed the emRecession Desk Lamp/em, appropriately constructed of a tin can, a metal pipe (conduit?), and a block of wood. /p

pIn addition to commenting on the task light, the project also seeks “to expose the dichotomy between mass production and hand crafted limited edition design pieces,” utilizing very inexpensive parts alongside a high quality walnut base. I’m not so sure how well the “dichotomy” is really exposed, but they do make the interesting point that the use of the walnut base extends the lifespan of the other elements./p

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pSeth has a designed a few other lamps, and though not officially labeled “Recession Lamps,” they also combine simple materials in search of greater effects. These include the Boing Lamp and Knot Lamp, pictured above. /pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/more_lo-fi_lighting_recession_desk_lamp_16313.asp”(more…)/a
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