(smow) blog compact: Plug Lamp by Form Us With Love for Ateljé Lyktan

On seeing a lamp grace a Jean Prouvé desk on the Vitra stand at Orgatec 2014 we termed it “a genuine reminder that good design is often the simplest solution”

On seeing a lamp grace a Jean Prouvé desk in the VitraHaus, we concurred.

Quietly noting that it was, in addition, “a genuine reminder that a good name is often the simplest solution”

Plug Lamp by Form Us With Love for Ateljé Lyktan is both those things. Packaged in the most delightful and engaging object.

A desk lamp with an integrated plug – because where in Hades if not while at your desk are you likely to need both a light and a plug?

And there is little else to say really except die-cast aluminium body and base, opal glass shade, dimmable, standard E 27 bulb fitting, available in a range of colours, Jean Prouvé would probably have designed it had electricity needs been as high in 1954 as 2014…..

Plug Lamp by Form Us With Love for Ateljé Lyktan

....gracing a a Jean Prouvé desk in the VitraHaus