Billy BL Ilse Crawford Edition was re-created by London-based designer Ilse Crawford for Kalmar Werkstätten.
Crawford brings a sense of sophistication, humility and warmth to the floor lamp’s utilitarian design. In this variation, the original unstained oak and coloured lacquer are replaced with a refined rosewood stem anchored by satin-brass feet. The lampshade showcases a duotone finish, pairing a matte black exterior with a satin brass interior to create a soft, ambient glow.
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Ilse Crawford is a designer, teacher, creative director and founder of Studioilse. She also founded the department of Man and Wellbeing at the Design Academy Eindhoven, and was its head for two decades. By choosing to address true human needs (not manufactured ones), she has pioneered humanistic design in its real life application to environments, objects and experiences.
Kalmar"Kalmar has established the practice of closely collaborating with prominent architects to create chandeliers and other cast bronze objects in Austria, Europe and the United States."
Founded in Vienna by Julius August Kalmar in 1881, Kalmar first specialized in the production of handcrafted objects of cast bronze. The company soon established the practice of closely collaborating with prominent architects to create chandeliers and other cast bronze objects in Austria, Europe and the United States. Before long it was presenting custom-made wares at international exhibitions and recognized around the world as a premium foundry.
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