April 2010 • Observed
Honest Effort
In its unusual take on the desk lamp, the Swedish architectural studio TAF opted for a deliberately naïve form. The Wood Lamp, produced by the Scandinavian design group Muuto, is constructed almost entirely from pine and embellished only with butterfly bolts and an unexpectedly flashy green cord. Sure, it’s something an extremely savvy student might have pulled off in shop class, but that’s the point. The designers call the result “honest and iconic.”
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