Image source: DCW éditions — Mantis
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Collection Story
Origin
Bernard Schottlander, an admirer of Alexander Calder, created the Mantis series of lamps in 1951. DCW éditions produces the series today.
Design Language
Movement runs through all of Schottlander's work. An artist, an engineer and, in no small measure, a handyman, he devised a system of counterweights combined with strong, flexible metal bars. The shade is unique of its kind. Like an acrobat suspended in midair, it is made of aluminium by spinning and chasing, techniques from the metalworker's inventory of skills, to which he brought a sculptor's eye to create a helical movement.
Key Pieces
The collection comprises six products: Mantis BS1, BS2, BS2 Mini, BS3, BS5 and BS5 Mini. BS1 is the floor lamp.
Pieces in this collection
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