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Spokes 2
Lantern-like steel suspension lamp by García Cumini, 52 x 52 x 52.5 cm, in five colours
520 × 525 × 520 mm
2015
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Description
Overview
Spokes 2, designed in 2015 by García Cumini, is a Foscarini suspension lamp. Its form recalls a lantern or an aviary, and the light filters out from the inside through a geometric mesh of spokes.
Construction
Matt steel spokes run between two ABS and polycarbonate discs at the top and an aluminium module at the bottom that houses and dissipates heat for two LED boards. Two of the spokes, on opposite sides of the cage, feed power to the boards, so no wiring is exposed inside the lamp. Suspension is by stainless steel cable plus a transparent electrical cable. The ceiling canopy is fixed with a galvanised metal bracket and covered in glossy white batch-dyed ABS.
Specifications
- Size: 52 x 52 x 52.5 cm (W x D x H)
- Cable length: 340 cm
- Colours: five
- Net weight: 4.9 kg
- Protection: IP20, class I, CE; LED included
Story
A lantern-like cage of spokes
Spokes 2 gives a feeling of light weight and motion. The light seen through the mesh of spokes projects a kaleidoscope of blocks and voids, and the shape of the lamp recalls a lantern or an aviary.
Inspiration from a bicycle wheel
The inspiration for Spokes came from observing the radius of a bicycle wheel. García Cumini designed Spokes 2 in 2015.
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