This is my latest design project. It’s called Abisko.
The story behind the lamp comes from contemporary historians who claim that in thousand years or something they will refer our time to the generation of technology. That is because anywhere we go, we can easily pick up a device and call a friend who is living on the other side of the planet. And there is no matter of course that we ever met this person in the physical life.
These so called phones that we are so found of are not even just phones anymore. They tell us our daily schedule, time of the day and the exact location in a city that will help us get to a certain point which by the way everybody will know about in a couple of seconds if we choose to share the information online.
We are constantly bombarded with impressions. It's like a nightmare. We can reach the satisfaction within an arm length to our pockets anytime. Still it is getting quite hard to reach the state of a peaceful mind when we come home to our computers, televisions and video games.
That’s why I decided to design a lamp which is inspired by the Nordic nature. Everybody need to recharge their energy every ones and then. Instead of bringing more flashy high technological equipment into our homes, I wanted to create a calm and relaxing light source.
This lamp therefor stand as a reminder of our natural origin. The lamp has an aesthetic touch of life and earthiness simultaneously with a simple and peaceful design. The tripod is made from poles, which was used in the Nordic countryside when hay was piled up in the fall. The timber comes from the tree spruce, therefor it is not straight.
The skew and natural form is more appealing to me compared with most of the electronic devices we have in our home. The lampshade is natural white in order to create a smooth feeling in tune with the wooden feet.
