lampshadesofgrey by destilat

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The Vienna, Austria based architecture and design unit destilat has shared with us their another latest comment on a popular design theme called lampshadesofgrey. The reinterpretation of more or less ‘good old’ items. Old, fabric-covered lampshades are undressed and freed from their mildew of past decades. Only their supporting structures and a vague idea of their former shapes remain.

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Their wire frames may have been hidden under fabrics in their respective original versions but now these structures serve a far more exposed purpose for this new design – they become aesthetic highlights. The lampshades’ fabrics are replaced by the wire frames’ patterns of light and shadow on the surrounding walls. The lampshade’s original function as a diffuser is replaced by its new role as a shadow-caster.

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