Mingus by Cecilie Manz for Lightyears
Copenhagen designer Cecilie Manz has created a collection of aluminium lampshades with softly angled edges for Danish brand Lightyears.
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The round Mingus shades by Cecilie Manz for Lightyears have profiles with four facets, giving them an angular appearance.
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Each is composed of a matt-lacquered aluminium shade and a white or grey textile cord.
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An acrylic fixture sits snuggly within the top of the lampshade, allowing a soft light to seep gently upwards onto the cord.
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The lamps are available in two sizes and six colours including white, nearly black, very grey, pale moss, light celadon and dusty limestone.
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Mingus can also be bought at Folklore, a north London shop that we've previously featured on Dezeen. Read the story here.
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The lamps are named after American jazz musician and composer Charles Mingus.
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Other pendant lamps we've recently featured on Dezeen include two monochrome lamps by Zaha Hadid, and a collection of small and colourful lamps made from recycled aluminium.
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