Lampe Gras N°205

Overview

Lampe Gras N°205 is a steel table lamp by Bernard-Albin Gras, edited by DCW éditions. DCW says that the N°205 was first designed for offices and describes it as remarkable for its ergonomics, simple mechanics and robustness. The page sums up its qualities as elegant, graphic, well balanced and playful.

Construction

• Material: steel; the body is black
• Arms: the technical sheet drawing marks 390 mm and 200 mm along the two arms and 175 mm at the base; it also marks the angles 360°, 250°, 210° and 86°
• Shade: the sheet names the Classic round shade (Ø 140 mm, 140 mm high) as the recommended one and a Conic shade (Ø 210 mm, 150 mm high)
• Wire: fabric cable, 2140 mm, with a switch on the cable

Specifications

• Base 175 mm; net weight 3.6 kg on the technical sheet (the product page gives 3.7 kg)
• E14 LED, 15 W; 177.74 lm indicative with the round shade, 220.98 lm with the conic shade
• 220-240 V (US 110 V on the page), Class 2, IP20, CE marking

What DCW says about the N°205

DCW's product page says the N°205 was first designed for offices. It singles out the lamp's ergonomics, simple mechanics and robustness, and characterises this table model as elegant, graphic, well balanced and playful.

Shades and finish

The technical sheet names a black body and recommends the Classic round shade, 140 mm across; a Conic shade is 210 mm across. It lists sixteen shade options and limits three of them to the round shade.