thomas feichtner: drawing lamp

‘drawing lamp’

‘drawing lamp’ by brazilian born designer thomas feichtner, as the name implies, is a light which is used for illuminating one’s drawing area. on the one hand, it lights an entire desk surface, but on the other hand, the light can be directed precisely to where it is needed. 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 one to place it on a desk at two different arrangements: it 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 drawing surface.

‘drawing lamp’ can be positioned horizontally or vertically

the lamp keeps stability as if in a balancing act. the conclusive implementation of the simple construction, with the cable running through the light’s tube form to the illuminant – the destination point and the source of light – is made possible by LED technology. LEDs do not require a reflector to concentrate the emitted light, making it possible to simply put an LED into the tube. the appearance of the ‘drawing lamp’ is defined by the cable, steel tube and LED illuminant. like the classic bare light bulb hanging on a cord from the ceiling, the ‘drawing lamp’ is reduced to its bare essentials. only the deformation of the tube provides the lamp with the benefit of adjustability. the interplay of angles, radii and lines results in an object which is conclusive in terms of construction and form.

the lamp’s two alternate positions

the light is made from steel tubing and LEDs and measures 60 x 19 x 50 cm.

the lamp provides overall illumination as well as ‘focused’ light

production of the lamp

putting the electrical components together

the lamp in its basic form