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Boltons is a lamp that combines a patented optical study
with the beauty of hand-crafted glass. A transparent body
supports an orientable metal disc.
The body is created with an unique gesture, a traditional
technique that includes an air bubble inside the glass. The
complete transparency highlights the thickness of the
material that welcomes the blow of the master glassmaker,
high in the upper part, thinner on the sides where it stretches.
This poetic and evocative form also optically defines the
ability to control and move light on the surface.
A lens at the base directs the entire emission upwards,
controlling it precisely so that the disk can then reflect it
according to its inclination. The geometry of the glass allows
a wide freedom of movement of the upper reflector fixed
with a magnetic sphere.
The glass, crossed by the light beam, comes alive with
reflections without losing the efficiency of the optical system.
"The Boltons lamp, consisting of a light source encased within
a hand-blown artisanal glass body that directs the light to an
adjustable reflector, encourages engagement and exploration
of fundamental lighting principles. Boltons‘s idea materializes
core aspects of illumination."
Herzog & de Meuron
Boltons
diffuser Ø120 x 255 mm
reflector Ø240 mm
Total Power: 7W
Mirror
Transparent
Reflector
Diffuser
Boltons
Herzog & de Meuron
