Chicago Table Lamp - Quick Ship

Name: Chicago Table Lamp - Quick Ship
Brand: Punt • Norm Architects
SKU: PUNT-CHL300
Price: 795.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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Spec Sheet

Description

Inspired by stately '50s-era downtown office buildings, Norm Architect's modernist take on Midcentury style extends to accouterments like this table lamp from their Chicago collection. Teaming up with Barcelona maker Punt, the designers juxtapose the textures of a shade in natural cotton textile, a rich walnut wood base and a simple black nickel footing. The light source is pure 21s century though—an integrated dimmable LED tempered by an acrylic diffuser for even, glare-free illumination.

Specifications

Size

15.7" h x 12.2" dia (39.9x31cm)
Shade: 3.7" h (9.4cm)

Material

Cotton, walnut, lacquered steel

Technical

UL listed
Color temperature: 2700K
Dimmable
Integrated LED

Brand

Punt

Got the Punt? The company’s name translates as “point,” representing the start of design for this modern Spanish design house. Designers Lola Castelló and Vicent Martínez pioneered the design scene in the beautiful seaside city of Valencia when they founded the brand in 1980. Five years later, Vicent debuted Literatura—a double-row, overlapping bookcase with the front component on wheels that, he observed, “was born to solve the problem of storing books.” More literature and other objects could be contained this way. The now-signature piece put the company on the global design map, acknowledges José Manuel, Punt’s current creative director.

Today, Punt’s collaborative roster includes studios in and outside Spain, among them Copenhagen’s Norm Architects, Paris-based Arik Levy, Barcenloa’s Estudio Manel Molina, London’s Terrence Woodgate, Berlin’s Stephanie Jasny, and Monica Armani from Trento, Italy. Each piece is carefully crafted down to the last impressive detail in Spain.

Designer

Norm Architects

“Norms aren’t boring,” Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen of Norm Architects says, reflecting on the name of his Copenhagen-based design studio, formed with fellow architect Kasper Rønn. “On the contrary, the firm wants to make use of all that centuries-old wisdom that we now know as design.” Norm encompasses furniture, dinner service, kitchenware and lighting fixtures as well as architecture projects with third partner Linda Korndal.

“There’s something in our design culture that’s born out of our connection to the Nordic climate, to the crafts and the natural materials that surround us, and that 'something' makes us stand out,” Jonas says. Norm Architects has garnered numerous prestigious awards such as Red Dot, IF Design Award and Design Plus Award. Jonas focuses on aesthetics and Kasper concentrates on technology but the lines are often blurred on any offering, says Jonas. “You should be able to look at it in 10, 20 years’ time and still find it useful and beautiful.”