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Mantis BS1
Bernard Schottlander's black steel and aluminium floor lamp on a pivot-counterweight arm
Approx. $1,800 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
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Description
Overview
Mantis BS1 is a floor lamp in steel and aluminium by Bernard Schottlander, produced by DCW éditions. Its arm moves on a pivot-counterweight system built from flexible, resistant metal rods. The round-base version, BS1 B, has a black body.
Construction
- Materials: steel body, aluminium shade
- Base: round, Ø 290 mm
- Height: adjustable, from 1500 mm
- Cable: fabric, 2000 mm, with the switch on the cable
Specifications
- 15 W, E14 LED, 220-240 V; 1500 lm (estimated value)
- IP20, Class 2, CE marking
Story
A pivot and a counterweight
Movement is the source of inspiration for all of Bernard Schottlander's work. An artist and an engineer-handyman, he perfected a pivot-counterweight system that uses flexible, resistant metal rods. His lights draw on the work of Alexandre Calder and play on the tension between balance and imbalance, like mobiles, so that they seem to defy the laws of gravity: elegance on a thread. In BS1 the thinking about balance takes shape in the counterweight.
The collection and its designer
Schottlander created the collection in 1951, and DCW éditions produces his lamps with the agreement of his daughter. Born in Mainz in 1924, he worked as a welder in structural engineering, and that training played a significant role in his work.
Collection
Mantis
Mantis by Bernard Schottlander, created in 1951 and produced by DCW éditions: counterweight lamps with a spun aluminium shade, six products, among them BS1.