Mantis BS2 Wall Lamp by DCW

An admirer of Alexander Calder, in 1951 Bernard Schottlander created the Mantis series. Movement is intrinsic to all of Schottlanders work: an artist, an engineer and in no small measure a handyman, he devised a clever system of counterweights combined with a series of strong, and flexible metal bars.
The shade is also unique of its kind. Like an acrobat suspended in mid-air, it is made from aluminium using spinning and chasing techniques, but to which he has brought his sculptors eye.

His lights, with their eternal play between balance and imbalance, reveal some of the secrets of what we mean by solid and empty. And like his idols mobiles they appear to defy the laws of gravity. Mini version of BS2 Wall Lamp also available.

DCWditions is a French producer of lights and furniture. Honest objects, well conceived, well designed, well made.

Details

Materials
Satin Black Steel and Aluminium shade

Dimensions
Height of wall fixing 45cm
Reach from wall 153cm
Cable length: 2.1m with inline switch

Light Source (not included)
1 x E14 – Max 15W