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Melt Opal Large Portable Light
Portable light with a white opalescent polycarbonate shade, 56 cm high, 50 cm wide
500 × 560 × 500 mm
2024
Germany
2.8 kg
Approx. $1,200 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Melt Opal Large Portable Light (SKU MESP01OP-PHUN01M1) has an integrated LED module, stands on a tripod base and comes with a hanging strap. The design dates from 2024 and the lamp is German-made.
Opalescent shade
Custom tinted white opalescent polycarbonate makes up the shade, which holds an ethereal ghostliness by day. After dark the shade forms an orb that is perfectly illuminated.
Specifications
- Dimensions: 50 cm (19.7 in) in both width and length; 56 cm (22.0 in) in height
- Lamp base diameter: 28 cm (11.0 in)
- Weight: 2.8 kg (6.2 lb)
- LED: 500 lumens at 3000K and CRI >90
- Dimmer type: button dimmable, three steps
- Charging: takes 5 hours; 5V; 200 cm (78.7 in) cable length
- IP class: IP44, Class III (SELV)
Story
Ethereal in daylight
The opalescent shade is tinted white polycarbonate made to a custom recipe. In daylight it stays ethereally ghostly, and in the dark it lights up as an orb.
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Collection
Melt
Tom Dixon's Melt collection (2014, with Front): vacuum-metallised polycarbonate orbs, mirrored when off, glowing like molten glass when lit. Pendants and lamps.
