Ginger Pendant
An almost flat disc of pressed wood or metal that bathes a room in soft, indirect LED light.
420 × 86 × 420 mm
Source: spec sheet PDF — Ginger 42 pendant — diffuser Ø 42 cm × body height 8.6 cm (suspension up to 200 cm; canopy Ø 13 × 4.5 cm) — published as W 42 × D 42 × H 8.6 cm
2014
Description
Overview
Ginger is a pendant lamp designed by Joan Gaspar for Marset in 2014. Its wide, shallow diffuser looks almost entirely flat and lights spaces discreetly with indirect, reflected light. The pendant comes in four sizes — Ginger 20, 32, 42 and 60 — and Ginger 20 is also offered as a three-light Ginger 20x3 on a shared canopy.
Construction
The diffuser is a laminate of sheets of wood and paper pressed together under high pressure, giving a plate only about 4 mm thick with a white side facing inwards to reflect the light. A metal version uses brushed aluminium with brushed brass, black or white finishes. Under the shade sits a dome-shaped injected, matte black lacquered aluminium dissipater that holds the LED and its optics. The lamp hangs from a black electrical cord.
Specifications
- Ginger 42: diffuser Ø 42 cm, lamp body 8.6 cm high, maximum suspension 200 cm, canopy Ø 13 × 4.5 cm
- Light source (Ginger 42): LED SMD 700 mA 16.28 W, 2700 K, CRI 90; luminaire output 698 lm
- Drivers: TRIAC (180–295 VAC), DALI or 1-10V (220–240 VAC); dimmable, LED included
- Finishes (Ginger 32/42/60): Oak – White, Wenge – White, Brushed brass – Brushed brass, Brushed brass – White, Black – White
- Optional cluster canopies connect several Ginger pendants to a single point of light
Story
A new material for lamps
Marset describes wood as a great ally of cosy lighting, but a material that is hard to mould. Joan Gaspar wanted to work with a material and technology applied to lighting for the first time: high-pressure shaping of several layers of wood and paper. The result is a lamp plate just 4 mm thick — about half the thickness of plywood — with a white side placed inside to help reflect the light.
A light that hides its source
Gaspar, Marset's product manager since 1996, likes to talk about what we do not see in a lamp. In Ginger the bulb holder is an aluminium "pin" carrying LEDs and special optics that open up the beam; instead of carving cooling grooves, he made the aluminium thicker to dissipate heat and keep the piece intact. The aim was an exceptionally flat, smooth lamp. The collection has since grown into table, portable, floor, wall, ceiling and outdoor models, and a metal version in brushed brass, black or white.