Hanging Proplamp1

With an expressive design recalling the shape of a paper ball, Proplamp is a collection of lighting characterized by curved lines and a warm color. By chang...

Meccanic constructions collection refers to the children's construction system Meccano, and is made from individual handcut elements that have been bolted together. Despite the domestic source of inspiration, Joost Van Bleiswijk designs and makes a Limited Edition collection of striking elegance. The handcrafted interconnected elements, all handmade, and the colors of the metals are vaguely reminiscent of Art Deco shapes, and demonstrates how even using unpolished brass and exposed joinery, Joost is able to handcraft pieces of refined beauty. The series includes coffee table, shade extra large floor lamp...

American (glass attributed to Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts), circa 1830-1840. Glass, blown, partially frosted, and wheel cut, with cast and die-rolled brass, patinated. This hanging lamp is typical of the production of such lanterns by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company of Sandwich, Massachusetts, during the 1830s, and perhaps as late as the early 1840s. The present example is an unusually elaborate specimen with its overall frosting and cutting. In their The Glass Industry in Sandwich, II (1989), Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser quote Boston & Sandwich Glass Company manager Deming Jarves on the fabrication of lamps of this general type (p. 225 no. 2398). These hanging lanterns could be supplied with a candle or with a peg lamp...

Inspired by the vast number of combinations possible with the tools and bolts present in his giant workshop, Joost van Blejswijk started playing with them and ended up constructing and creating a new, exciting design! The Construction lamp ultimately originates from a bright curiosity combined with expert skills, industrial tools and a touch of playful passion for vintage construction toys...