The 1940s/50s archetype of a classic desk lamp with an asymmetrical shade was usually implemented in cool materials such as metal and glass. With his Forma design, Christian Haas interprets this classic product in solid wood. The designer has reduced the original shape as much as possible without trivialising it and has thus created an unmistakable silhouette. The asymmetry of the base and the domed shade, which is made of a total of six glued solid wood strips, make the design appear to have grown organically. The inherent warmth and sensuousness of the naturally grown material lends the new luminaire its homely character. A dimmer switch is precisely fitted into the back of the lamp base and guarantees simple, intuitive operation. The large, slightly inclined shade with an inset of frosted glass and an integrated, dimmable warm white LED ring provides pleasantly intimate, glare-free light on the table surface, which facilitates focused work.
The body of this new interpretation of a classic desk lamp, with its sculptural, yet homely appearance, is milled entirely from solid wood.
With his Forma design, Christian Haas interprets the 1940s/50s archetype of a classic desk
lamp in solid wood. He reduced the original shape without trivialising it and thus created
an unmistakable silhouette: the asymmetry of the base and the domed shade of glued
solid wood stripes, make the design appear to have grown organically. The inherent warmth
and sensuousness of the naturally grown material of which Forma is made, ash or walnut
wood, lends the new luminaire its homely character. A dimmer switch guarantees simple
operation.