Outer Borough Lampa Urláir by Matthew Haseltine

Outer Borough Lampa Urláir by Matthew Haseltine is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Thoraidhean is Fhicstiùirean Soillseachaidh Competition Category.

IarannSoillseachadh· 2021

Outer Borough Lampa Urláir

by Matthew Haseltine

Client: Metropolitan Space

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Soillseachadh Category

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The Design

About Outer Borough Lampa Urláir

Is lampa urláir modúlach neamhspleách í Outer Borough atá deartha chun lasadán crochta a thacú. Cuireann an lampa bonn coincréite teilgthe ar ard-neart le chéile le lámh dhá-dhuilleog darach a bhfuil cuar curtha uirthi le gal. Déantar dromchla na coincréite a dhlúthú, a shnasadh, a shéalú agus a líomhadh chun críochnúchán crua frithchaiteach a bhaint amach. Ceanglaítear an lámh leis an mbonn trí spásálaithe cruach dhosmálta agus nascóirí ocsaíde dubha. Cuirtear le chéile é ag beirt daoine i gceann cúpla nóiméad, agus ceartaíonn cosa inchoigeartaithe urláir mhíchothroma. Plugálann an lasadán crochta isteach i mbarr an bhoinn, in aice le lasc nó dimmer. Is féidir leis an ardán lasadáin a rinne dearthóirí eile a iompar chomh maith.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha Outer Borough Lampa Urláir air Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean math a choinnicheas ris na riatanasan proifeiseanta is gnìomhachais a thathar a' sùileachadh bho chruthachaidhean a chaidh an dealbhadh gu math. Tha buannaichean Iarainn a' nochdadh sgil mhòr, speisealachadh àrd, tuigse eòlaiche agus comas cruthachail an luchd-cruthachaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Outer Borough Lampa Urláir na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach a tha practaigeach agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr sa ghnìomhachas còmhla agus tha feartan teignigeach comasach aige ceangailte ri eòlas-dèanamh agus tàlant. Tha meas air Outer Borough Lampa Urláir airson a dhùrachd agus chaidh a dhealbhadh gus leasachaidhean càileachd beatha a thoirt seachad a chuidicheas le bhith a' dèanamh an t-saoghail na àite nas fheàrr.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Outer Borough Lamp (OBL) is a free standing modular floor lamp composed of a high-strength cast concrete base and double-leaf steam-bent wooden arm that supports a pendant luminaire. While the OBL is designed to stand completely on its own merit it is also fundamentally collaborative in spirit as it is designed with the confidence to equally support the pendants of other designers. The two leafs of the arm come together for a common goal. The common goal is to support the work of others.
Dimensions & Packaging: Assembled size is 250 mm x 305 mm x 2450 mm. Weight is 30 kg. Lamp base and arm ship separately.
Tags: floor lamp, designer lamp, concrete lamp, concrete, pendant, Brooklyn designer, Outer Borough
Production Technology: A high-strength self-consolidating concrete mix with water-reducers, defoamers, pozzolans and fiber reinforcing is poured into a steel water-jet cut mold with all fittings, adjustable feet & electrical housings cast in place. The surface of the cured base is then densified, polished, sealed and burnished for a very hard reflective finish. The oak-wood arms are steam-bent and shaped on a jig before connecting to the base with stainless steel spacers and black-oxide connectors. Electronics are then installed and soldered with a computer connector inlet at the back and a standard outlet at the top next to a switch or dimmer.
Design Challenge: The difficult part is the fun part of realizing a design where the chemistry needs to come together with the behavior of materials so at the end of the process the bent wood aligns perfectly with the connectors cast into the concrete base. The modularity of the system and components requires an additional layer of coordination across the manufacturing of swappable parts.
Research: Most technical research was conducted regarding the concrete mix for an eco-friendly material, chemical and production process. Lamps are sized to consume exact quantities of industry standard supply quantities, meaning there is nearly zero waste with the production of each lamp. Social research was conducted to determine a floor-lamp platform that would comfortably support a large array of designers' pendants in high-demand today. The lamp was also designed to fall below the maximum weight limits for the most popular consumer shipping options.
Inspiration: Concrete is age-old but today it is very high-tech. It is the new stone. It can be cast, it is authentic, eco-friendly, expressive and with today's science it can be very precise. Steam-bending wood is also age-old; an honest manipulation of that which grows from the earth. This material honesty is inspiring. The recent quest of our culture to be inclusive has inspired this design to reach out with confidence to collaborate with those outside its own identity. Plus I also needed a floor lamp.
Project Duration: This project is on-going as new collaborations begin and materials, finishes and hardware are customized to compliment the pendants of alternate designers.
Operation Flow: Lamp assembly by two people; one holding the arm and one connecting the fasteners. Can be done in less than 5 minutes. Plug the pendant into the top of the lamp base. Plug the power supply from the wall outlet to the back of the lamp base. On/off is controlled by the switch or dimmer at the top of the lamp base. Adjustable feet at the bottom of the base can correct for un-even floors.
Patents: Patent pending