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

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