Craighton Berman
American, born 1979
Coil Lamp
INV-2120
Craighton Berman
American, born 19792009
21st Centurydesign
Date
2009
Medium
100’ extension cord, CFL light bulb, 2 laser-cut frames, 1 adapter
Dimensions
Not including the cord: 43.2 × 29.3 × 29.3 cm (17 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Funds provided by the Architecture & Design Society
Chicago-based Craighton Berman combines product design, illustration, and graphic design to direct
attention toward the everyday objects and tasks that structure our lives. For Coil Lamp, Berman reduced the familiar table lamp to its essential form by wrapping a hundred-foot extension cord around a laser-cut clear acrylic base that virtually disappears from view. Berman made the version seen here by hand, but the lamps can also be purchased as a do-it-yourself kit that users coil themselves.
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