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Product news: industrial designer Jean-Sébastien Lagrange has created this lamp from interlocking sections of Tyvek.

Lagrange‘s lampshade is made of repeated strips of Tyvek, a synthetic paper-like material.

The lamp’s structure is entirely made by folding sections of the material. These are fastened together with two colourful rings – a small one at the top and a larger one around the base.

Made from repeated lightweight pieces, the lamp can be shipped flat and assembled by anyone.

Jean-Sébastien Lagrange has also designed a poster that doubles as a lamp.

Other Tyvek products that have featured on Dezeen include a concertinaed structure for an exhibition about performance art and  vases made from a thin curl of the material.

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Photography by Véronique Pécheux.

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Product news: London designer Samuel Wilkinson has launched a blown-glass lamp with a digitally created lozenge pattern for Danish brand &tradition (+ movie).

Combining traditional craft with digital technology, the BLOWN pendant lamp is Samuel Wilkinson‘s first lighting collaboration with &tradition.

Wilkinson used 3D computer software to model the structure of the metal mould used to imprint the diamond shapes onto the glass.

“The texture of the glass is rendered carefully in 3D CAD in order to control the inflation of each bubble precisely, achieving fine control of how the form would reflect the light at different angles,” said Wilkinson.

The mould incorporates zig-zag teeth that fit into each other exactly and follow the diamond pattern, so the mould line is hidden within the indentations to leave a seamless finish.

Molten glass is inflated and shaped using traditional glass-blowing techniques and then inserted into the mould while still hot.

The mould imprints the pattern onto the glass, then once it cools the shade is sanded and cleaned.

The lampshade encloses the light source and refracts the lozenge pattern onto surrounding surfaces.

BLOWN comes in two versions: translucent with a silver lustre and sandblasted matte white. Both are completed by a powder-coated aluminium suspension fitting and a fabric chord.

Wilkinson also designed the energy efficient light bulb Plumen 001 in collaboration with London design brand Hulger.

BLOWN was exhibited at design fair designjunction during the London Design Festival last month. Other lighting designs that featured at the event include the Apollo lighting range by International and wicker lighting by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune.

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Blown is a mouth-blown glass pendant light with a variegated lozenged pattern imprinted on the surface which encloses the light source. It comes in two versions: translucent with a silver lustre and sandblasted matte white . Both versions are finished off with a powder-coated die-cast aluminium suspension and a fabric chord.

Wilkinson came to prominence for his involvement with the design of the avant-garde energy efficient light bulb Plumen 001, but this is his first light for &tradition. “It’s nice to be working with Samuel Wilkinson on a pendant light that marries traditional form with material innovation in this way,” says Brand Manager Martin Kornbek Hansen. Wilkinson has previously designed the Hoof tables for &tradition.

Like the Hoof tables, Blown is experimenting with a manufacturing process which combines industrial manufacture with a hand-crafted finish. While the making of Blown relies on technical 3dCAD (computer-aided design), the end product is mouth-blown by highly skilled craftsmen, connecting traditional craft with innovative technology.

Blown makes a statement as a standalone item, but works equally as well in clusters or in succession. The two versions cater to a range of interiors, with the sandblasted variant providing a subtle, sophisticated glow, while the translucent version transforms the space it inhabits with the intricate textures and patterning.

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Le créatif Roxy Russell a imaginé quatre nouvelles lampes au design inspiré par la forme des méduses. Visuellement très réussies et réalistes, ces lampes faites en polyester de mylar réunies sous le titre et le nom « Medusea Collection » sont à découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.

Product news: German designer Annika Frye has designed a rotation-moulded lighting range with visible seams (+ movie).

The SEAM polymer plaster lights are created using a rotation-moulding machine, which Annika Frye constructed herself.

The lampshade evolved over months of experimentation with various mould shapes and additives such as wood and textiles.

The shade is built up in three layers, each with a different colour.

First the mould is screwed together and attached to the centre of the machine. It’s then filled with the first polymer plastic mixture.

Powered by an electric motor, the machine rotates in three directions simultaneously so the liquid covers the inside of the mould.

After drying, another coloured layer of mixture is added to the inside of the mould and the rotation process is repeated.

The mould is discarded after final drying, leaving the product with a smooth outer surface and the seam of the mould visible.

The bottom of the lamp is cut off and sanded, revealing the irregularities of the casting process on the inside.

The light comes in green, white or red and the fixture is made from sandblasted plexiglass.

These pendant lights are currently on show at the MAK Vienna as part of an exhibition entitled New Nomadic Furniture. They will also show during Vienna Design Week 2013.

This work is the latest development in the designer’s Improvisation Machine project. An earlier version of the machine was on show at the Istanbul Design Biennial 2012, and Dezeen reported on it at the time.

“The last publication on your site was great, a lot of people contacted me and I had lectures, exhibitions and other invitations,” Frye told us. “This project is basically the application of the experimental process on a regular product that I can make myself.”

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The Shape

The pendant light SEAM was originally a test shape that I designed to experiment with my DIY- rotational moulding machine. After some months of experimentation with different shapes and additives such as wood or textiles, I decided to use one test shape to improve the process. I tested all kinds of mixtures of polymer plaster with my test shape and I also did some colour experiments. I started to write down everything I did, like laboratory workers do.

The Machine

The rotational moulding machine (a simple construction) that was used to make the lampshades. It looks less fancy than the other machine I made, it’s only a tool. This machine is the real improvisation in this project, while the the lampshade is not really improvised.

The Process

The outcome of my colour and material experimentation is a simple lampshade. The moulding process compromises three steps with different layers and different colours. The seam of the moulding process is still visible in the product, so are the irregularities of casting process. The drops inside the lampshade refer to the movement of the machine. The lampshade comes in different colours: green, white and red. It has a smooth surface on the outside, while the inside shows irregularities that refer to the DIY- rotational moulding process. The outside is sanded and covered with a protective layer of vaseline.

The Fixture

Because of the irregular material thickness, the lamp needs a special fixture that enables the user to adjust the lampshade. The fixture was made from sandblasted plexiglass. It also works as a diffusor. The special fixture also determines the form of the lampshade: a bigger hole is necessary at the top of the shade in order to adjust the lampshade, the light passes through. Every lampshade has a slightly different surface due to the rotational moulding process. The mould that was used to make the lampshades. The bottom part of the shade is cut off later.

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Questa serie di lampade-dock disegnate da OKAYstudio e presentate durante la scorsa London Design Festival sfruttano il led del vostro iPhone per illuminare e al tempo stesso ricaricare il vostro device. Consiglio di usare un bel ventilatore per tenere tutto al fresco se non volete friggere la cpu nel giro di un paio di giorni. Visto su Designboom.