By Jan Garncarek
Located in Geneve, CH
Metropolis Contemporary Sculptural Brass Table Lamp by Jan Garncarek
Dimensions: 81 x 52 x 25 cm
Material: Brass
Handcrafted by Jan Garncarek.
Signed
Information:
weight:15 kg / 33 lb
voltage: 120V, 240V
lamping: 1 x E27 dimmable, 60W, 50-60 Hz
lumens: 800 Im
kcolortemperature: 3000 K
tightness class: IP 21
certificates: CE approved, RoHS
Lamp created as a result of fascination with the possibilities offered by the metallurgy. The lamp exposes what is most beautiful in brass. Here I see the beauty in two different forms. The first are 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 form are the heavy machine parts, simple and perfectly matched "geometries".
Metropolis is a clash of both of these fascinations. The lamp is made by hand with a full brass, using traditional methods of metalworking, as well as other methods, slowly fading into obscurity. An example of which are the plates executed by metal spinning method.
Jan Garncarek is an important contemporary designer, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He gained extra qualifications at Politecnico di Milano. He has acquired professional experience in the design society. He took part in projects such as: design of visual information for the Museum of the history of Polish Jews, interior design project of the Polish cultural...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Polish Table Lamps