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Tatou Floor
Floor lamp with a perforated polycarbonate shade, designed by Patricia Urquiola, 2012.
500 × 1800 × 500 mm
2012
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Description
Overview
Tatou Floor gives diffused light as a floor lamp. It dates from 2012 and was designed by Patricia Urquiola. Code F7764009 is the White version; the name Tatou is the French word for armadillo.
Construction
- Shade: external diffuser in polycarbonate, internal diffuser in injection-moulded opal polycarbonate
- Base and support: painted steel
- Cord: black, 1700 mm
Specifications
- 500 x 500 x 1800 mm (Ø500 mm shade)
- Base Ø400 mm
- E27 halogen, 205 W, light source not included
- Dimmable, integrated dimmer; mains 220-240 V, insulation class II; indoor use only
- Net weight 16 kg
Story
Japanese armour as the starting point
Patricia Urquiola took her inspiration for Tatou from Japanese armour, seen as a model of strength that is also flexible.
Membranes that filter the light
The design explores membrane construction techniques to play with the filtration of light, giving perforated shells that filter and shape the light. The external diffuser is polycarbonate, with an opal polycarbonate diffuser inside.
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