‘The fall of the damned’ Lampshade

This lampshade when viewed closely shows single bodies, which are twisted in fear and seem to be frozen in mid-fall.  Softly, the fleshy parts of the bodies, legs and stomachs reflect the light. Because of the shadows the bodies cast on themselves, only parts of them appear in the foreground. Only fragments of the lit interior of the lamp are distinguishable and change dramatically whenever the observer changes his position. The association with the fall of the damned – a metaphor for guilt and punishment – gives the lamp a certain amount of ambivalence: is it a moralistic message, an act of formalism or both? The design of this lamp undermines several taboos imposed on design in the 20th century: it is figurative, ornamental and narrative.

Extract from Unica