The Bone Lamp.
The pitch was simple enough; to create a large scale floor lamp that had a heavy enough base to enable a serious cantilever, be fully adjustable on all axis and of course be totally unique, not just to itself but to it’s client. Actually it wasn’t that simple after all!
It took over half a year from concept to completion and drew on both newly gained knowledge and years of experience. Some details were thought of years earlier however executing them were recent discoveries and most took days of jig making just to get right.
With an industrial cog of more than 350mm in diameter and 25kgs in weight it required additional weight to allow the ambitious cantilever we had in mind so a solid block of steel was turned town on a lathe to create a swivel mechanism to further ground the lamp and also to create one of several of it’s movements.
The main support arms are turned from solid Vic Ash Timbers and the cord details desired required the round timber to have a straight line machined down it’s spine, easier said than done, enter a day of jig making and the result is a custom detail that allows the cord to press fit into the timber and to be exposed.
The adjusting knuckles are a work of art in themselves and are completely handmade from Chromoly tube, solid brass, threaded rod and two cast wheels sourced from a Heidelberg Paten Press, a source from previous projects. The raw tube combined with the brushed brass bushings and stainless tig welding were left raw to show the detailed craftsmanship.
The shade itself give the lamp its name being constructed from actual x-rays of the clients spine, then cut and shaped to fit the brass rod and mild steel corset styled structure entirely hand fabricated.
With everything being fully custom and unique to itself the details on the Bone Lamp are extensive.
A special mention to great friend of custom Industrial;
Peter Casati of http://gonzlab.wix.com/gonzlab who is responsible for the design and welding of the adjusting knuckles.
It took over half a year from concept to completion and drew on both newly gained knowledge and years of experience. Some details were thought of years earlier however executing them were recent discoveries and most took days of jig making just to get right.
With an industrial cog of more than 350mm in diameter and 25kgs in weight it required additional weight to allow the ambitious cantilever we had in mind so a solid block of steel was turned town on a lathe to create a swivel mechanism to further ground the lamp and also to create one of several of it’s movements.
The main support arms are turned from solid Vic Ash Timbers and the cord details desired required the round timber to have a straight line machined down it’s spine, easier said than done, enter a day of jig making and the result is a custom detail that allows the cord to press fit into the timber and to be exposed.
The adjusting knuckles are a work of art in themselves and are completely handmade from Chromoly tube, solid brass, threaded rod and two cast wheels sourced from a Heidelberg Paten Press, a source from previous projects. The raw tube combined with the brushed brass bushings and stainless tig welding were left raw to show the detailed craftsmanship.
The shade itself give the lamp its name being constructed from actual x-rays of the clients spine, then cut and shaped to fit the brass rod and mild steel corset styled structure entirely hand fabricated.
With everything being fully custom and unique to itself the details on the Bone Lamp are extensive.
A special mention to great friend of custom Industrial;
Peter Casati of http://gonzlab.wix.com/gonzlab who is responsible for the design and welding of the adjusting knuckles.