the lampster combines old tractor headlights with a lot of attitude

the lampster combines old tractor headlights with a lot of attitude
all images courtesy of the lampster

radu and andrew, a young architect and an engineer, teamed up to create ‘the lampster‘, a lamp made out of old tractor headlights. although it was planned for personal use and was born as a side project, the high demand from their friends motivated the creators to start a kickstarter campaign and see if they could produce it for everyone. the project got good feedback and was funded in less than 24 hours. 

the ‘lampster’ combines the old headlights the designers collected during the years
video © chivote des

because the lighting object is designed to be used both as a desk lamp or an ambient light lamp, the ‘lampster’ is fitted with two light sources: a clear one, controlled by touch, and an RGB one controlled by mobile. when needed, you can even combine the two light sources, achieving a powerful luminance, ideal for outdoor use. the body has a superhero stance and is designed with ergonomics in mind: it’s large enough to be used as a desk lamp (the full body is 46cm tall), the head rotates in any direction, and the body is in perfect balance to hold the metal tractor headlight. the selected materials were aluminum for the neck so it doesn’t rust and for the body a recycled polyurethane.

‘the lampster’ is designed to be used both as a desk lamp or an ambient light lamp

each one of ‘the lampsters’ will be hand painted and the paint job is customizable so you could choose from nine basic colors, three styles in combination with any of the colors, and five logos or any letters. pre-order the lamp in your preferred combination here.

close up of the ‘lampster’ painted in army style

the ‘lampster’ measures in height a total of 46cm

the lighting object has two different light sources: one clear one controlled by touch and an RGB mobile-controlled 

for outside use, it’s ideal to combine both light sources

the body has a superhero stance and is designed with ergonomics in mind

the head rotates in any direction, and the body is in perfect balance to hold the metal tractor headlight 

the RGB light source adds ambiance to a space and can be synched with music 

aluminum was used for the neck so it doesn’t rust and for the body a recycled polyurethane

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