New module enables Frankie Pendant light to go around corners
New Zealand studio Designtree has added a corner module to its flat-pack Frankie lighting system, enabling a range of new configurations including X shapes and loops.
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The original Frankie pendant, launched at New York's International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in 2013, comprises panels made from recycled acoustic felt that slot into triangular solid-ash arms.
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Extension panels and additional arms elongate the shade so it can house multiple bulbs. Launched this year, the new corner module introduces the possibility of 90-degree bends into the system.
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"This new module addition opens up a whole new arena of possibilities – it is a whole new thing," Designtree's Tim Wigmore told Dezeen.
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All three Frankie Pendant modules can be mixed and matched to create L- or X-shaped lamps in a variety of sizes.
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The Frankie Torus is one of the many configurations that the new module allows and is created by combining four corner pieces.
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Adding the Frankie pendant extension module allows the Torus shape to be extended in 500-millimetre increments to make square and rectangular pendants of different lengths and widths.
The felt panels and textile-covered lighting cables are available in a range of colours to coordinate with room schemes.
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The Frankie system is made from felt to provide sound absorption, particularly in open-plan office spaces. Similar designs such as the Hood modular lamp shades by Form Us With Love also use the material to help dampen acoustics in large, echo-prone spaces.
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