Metropolis Table Lamp
US$ 8,600
Overview
This artwork was last updated 280 days ago.
2017
Material: Brass
Dimensions: 81cm (H) x 52cm (W) x 25cm (D) / 31.9" (H) x 20.5" (W) x 9.8" (D)
Production Lead Time: 12-14 weeks
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
A lamp exposing what is most beautiful in brass and created as a result of Jan Garncarek’s fascination with the possibilities offered by metallurgy. In it’s design you see the beauty of two different forms. The first, in its various types of dishes or shields. Their phenomenon is the occurrence of irresolvable forms. The flat sheet is flaccid and prone to deformation. Only after its extrusion and giving its sphericity, it gains its constitutionality. The second, is the heavy machine parts making up the stand, simple and perfectly matched “geometries”. Metropolis is a clash of both of these fascinations. The lamp is made by hand using traditional methods of metal work.
Artist profile
Jan Garncarek
Born: 1988
Hometown: Warsaw
Based in: Warsaw
Jan Garncarek is heavily influenced by places that represent the cradle of European design, such as Milan, Barcelona, Paris, and Berlin. During the development of his designs, two intentions constantly accompany him - the preservation of the testimony of Warsaw culture before the war, and an interdisciplinary search for inspiration …
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