Nendo, Starck and more reinterpret Kartell's Bourgie lamp
Maison&Objet 2014: designers including Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola and Nendo have reinterpreted the Bourgie table lamp produced by Italian plastic brand Kartell to mark the design's tenth anniversary.
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Kartell invited fourteen designers to put their own spin on the plastic Bourgie lamp, originally designed by Italian designer Ferruccio Laviani in 1994.
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He first created the lamp as a transparent polycarbonate copy of the one that sat on his desk, which had a traditional antique candelabra stand and fabric shade.
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Ten years on, the group of designers have altered the shape, materials and function of the piece while keeping the essence of Laviani's original.
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"I have always supported and promoted the 'remix' concept, to explain that what I create is something that already exists but becomes something else through my revision of reality, my re-interpretation of things," said Laviani.
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Nendo turned the Bourgie lamp upside-down and used the inverse of its shape to create the silhouette for a cylindrical design.
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A wireframe version with a CMYK LED lightsource was designed by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba.
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Mario Bellini used two shades and three stems to turn it into a coat stand, while Patricia Urquiola took an element from the stand to form branches of a chandelier.
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Philippe Starck wrapped the stand in bracelets and charms, Piero Lissoni created the lamp in paper and Christophe Pillet covered it in grey felt.
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Other designers that participated included Tokujin Yoshioka, Rodolfo Dordoni, Eugeni Quitllet, Alberto Meda, Patrick Jouin and Front.
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The designs were showcased at Kartell's flagship showroom in Paris to coincide with the Maison & Objet trade fair last month.
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They will also be exhibited during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan and ICFF in New York later this year.
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