Emily Group of Nine
Emily is a series of handmade sheet steel lampshades in various finishes and spatial arrangements.
Emily draws inspiration from Andreas Gursky’s James Bond Islands series - digitally composed landforms that float above a flat horizon, distinct yet held together by proportion and distance. This concept becomes a series of suspended lampshades, forming a floating landscape of light.
Handmade in Germany
Each shade is entirely handmade by skilled craftsmen in Berlin.
We are using 1 mm thick steel to build our shades - this is very different to the way such parts are usually made.
Welding process of the Emily shades
German Design Award
Emily won the prestigious trophy in 2019
Shade
Anthracite semi-matte
White semi-matte
Black high gloss
Gold tone
Copper tone
Dark bronze tone
We are happy to offer custom colors and finishes. Please get in touch with us with your wishes.
Materials
Sheet steel, wet painted
Plexiglass
Textile covered cable
Oak timber, waxedCanopies
2x Ø 140mm (5.5") x H 50mm (2")
Electrical
9x E27 base, 220V, up to 20W LED & CFL (European & Asian market)
or 9x E26 base, 120V, up to 20W LED & CFL (USA & Canada)
278cm (109.5")
155cm
(61")
Cable length
300cm (118")
Dimensions
Emily was inspired by the "James Bond Islands" series by Andreas Gursky, where digitally arranged landforms appear to float above a flat horizon line. Their heterogenous shapes still read as a family; singular, organic, pyramidal silhouettes held together by proportion and distance.
This logic was translated into a series of lampshades that can be suspended in relation to one another, creating a floating landscape of light. Depending on height and colour composition, Emily can shift character and read differently within the room.From the beginning, Emily was conceived as a metal object; material known for its structural integrity and the way it evolves over time.
However, producing these shapes at small scale challenged conventional tooling. Instead of large industrial presses, we returned to older methods of free-form metal forming, similar to those used in early automotive workshops.
Each shade is cut, bent, formed, welded and sanded by hand.
A complex physical process that gives Emily its natural,
organic geometry.
Private home, London/UK
Project examples
Emily is used in precious interiors all over the world.
