sylvain willenz: ray light for tamawa

sylvain willenz: ray light for tamawa


'ray light' by sylvain willenze for tamawa
all images courtesy of sylvain willenz



tamawa specializes in the production techniques, expertise and understanding of bakelight balls.
using this product as his starting point, belgian designer sylvain willenz has created the 'ray light' suspension lamp
which investigates the common use and typology of tubular lighting (TL), a light source usually found in crude
and low-tech designs for non-domestic situations. here, willenz's domestic lighting fixture design brings an original
and colorful alternative to common TL connects. the suspension lamp is available in 1 or 3 hanging modules,
in 7 colors, or in full black and uses dimmable TLs.



with various colored balls



detail



production process of drilling the holes into the balls to accommodate the tubular lighting

andrea db
04.30.11  
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