Today, we highlight Inga Sempé’s work, Sempé’s w103 table lamp, conceived to the company Wästberg. The french designer leaves us with a hand-spun aluminium shade supported by a thin steel tube, attached to a clamp or cast base.
The utility behind this apparent simple lamp is considerable: if you observe well, you note that the clamp is inverted to offer a better way of using it.
Despite the simplicity evocated by its fragile appearance, the advantages of this lamp don’t deplete: in fact, mechanics are sturdy and long-lasting, with the aim of improving classical industrial elements.
In fact, we can argue that the lamp contains a mix of hardiness and lightness.
Furthermore, the silhouette of this delicate desk lamp and its various positions bring to mind a small umbrella.
We can allude to a metaphor: just like a trunk, that joins the root with the leaves, the thin beam joins the two opposite pieces of the lamp: the heavy cast foot and the tender shade.
