Emily
Emily is a series of gorgeous lamps with shades handmade of sheet steel. She is spray painted in a semi-matte or in a high gloss finish.
The source of inspiration for Emily is a work by German artist Andreas Gursky. In his series »James Bond Islands« he shows a digitally arranged group of islands in Thailand that seem to float in the ocean, although they are in fact only the tips of mountains.
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
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, waxedShade
Anthracite semi-matte
White semi-matte
Black high gloss
40cm (15.8")
37cm
(14.6")
Canopy
Ø 100mm (4") x H 25mm (1")
Electrical
1x E27 base, 220V, up to 20W LED (EU & Asian market)
or 1x E26 base, 120V, up to 20W LED (USA & Canada)
Cable length
300cm (118")
Dimensions
Emily I
50cm (19.7")
35cm
(13.6")
Dimensions
Emily II
The source of inspiration for Emily is a work by the artist Andreas Gursky. In his series »James Bond Islands« he shows a digitally arranged group of islands in Thailand that seem to float in the ocean, although they are in fact only the tips of mountains, of course.
The shape of these islands is quite heterogenic, however all of them form a family which is connected through their organic, in a way pyramidal shape. Through a distance the ocean seems to be a perfectly flat surface that »cuts« these shapes on the bottom.
The idea was to lift these islands out of the ocean, creating lampshades that float in a space/room. If they would hang on the same height it should be possible to create the vague impression of a mountain landscape that loses touch to the ground.
There was no other option to realise that idea than building these shapes out of metal, an obvious choice for pendant lamps with a long tradition due to its solidity and the beautiful aging qualities. This turned out to be a difficult task to realize in small scale as one usually needs large and very expensive pressing or deep drawing tools to manufacture such shapes.
The solution was to look deeper into the manufacturing of free from metal parts in the way the car industry produced 70-100 years ago. In the end, the metal shades are cut, bent, formed, welded and sanded by hand in a complex process to build those natural, organic shapes.
Project examples
Emily is used in precious interiors all over the world.
Anthracite semi-matte shades w/ custom red cables, Bar Raval Berlin
