‘wicker lamps’ by the andes house
located 150km south of santiago, chile, chimbarongo is the hometown of young chilean design group the andes house. using the country’s raw materials and learning from the knowledge of traditional craftsmanship, the young chilean designers created these ‘wicker’ lamps, as part of their lighting and furniture line named ‘made in mimbre‘. the lamps are made from natural fiber obtained from the salix plant. maintaining its natural color, the fiber strands are braided around a wire frame.
‘wicker’ table lamps by the andes house
‘wicker’ pendant lamp
dried fiber strands obtained from salix plants
collage of the making process photos taken in chimbarongo, chile
about ‘made in mimbre’ video by joaquín mora
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