tom allen + christian vivanco + yago rodriguez: monsieur for almerich

'monsieur' by tom allen + christian vivanco + yago rodriguez for almerich
image © enrique carrazoni

'monsieur' by barcelona based designers, tom allen, christian vivanco and yago rodriguez
in collaboration with spanish lighting brand almerich, is a reading lamp that is meant to respond
to the needs of its users who are looking to get lost in the pages of their book. 

considering the emotional response evoked through reading, the design aims to encourage a direct
relationship between the reader and the novel created through a personal and intimate atmosphere.



a two-way rotational table provides enough room to place a cup and a book
image © enrique carrazoni



the adjustable lamp projects a soft, focused light appropriate for reading
image © germán frassa


resulting is a stable floor lamp that is outfitted with an adjustable head and auxiliary surface that is ideal
for a book, a cup or reading glasses. standing 125cm tall, the directional light can be repositioned
with a single and continuous movement of the arm.

available in white, black or red, the metal floor lamp uses a 76 watt halopar as its source of light.



white, black and red variations of the floor lamp
image courtesy of tom allen, christian vivanco + yago rodriguez



detail of the head of the lamp
image courtesy of tom allen, christian vivanco + yago rodriguez



a technical drawing provides scale
image courtesy of tom allen, christian vivanco + yago rodriguez