The Allium Floor Lamp in Green
The Allium Floor Lamp in Green
This lamp is made by laminating thin strips of ash in a bending form followed by careful hand shaping. It’s then dyed a dark emerald green and finished with a water based polyurethane. The open grain of the ash absorbs the stain beautifully and creates a multi-toned effect that is unachievable with paint.
Most of my designs begin as a general shape in my mind and as I develop the concept I start to think about color, texture and materials. I’m not certain if it’s because the shape of this lamp reminds me of a damigiana bottle, or I’ve been bombarded for too long by advertisements for The Green Hornet movie, but from the very beginning I’d imagined this piece as being a very dark green.
This lamp is 63” tall and 18” in diameter at the widest part of the base. Shown here with a natural linen lamp shade (19” diameter x 9.5” tall)
I wrote a blog series that followed the development of this piece, from initial concept through completion, on my blog Rocket Age Lighting
Comments
I love the design but prefer the natural wood tones of the other one. Just personal preference. Nice work
How did you come to choose the emerald green? Did it have anything to do with Ash trees being attacked by the Emerald Ash Borers?
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