Pushing Neon absent from a History of Flatness : Split Stack Lamp

July 14th, 2009 | Category: DIY

The Split Stack Lamp is a very interesting lamp design by Roger Born . To understand the evolution of the Split Stack Lamp, it is best to look first at two earlier bodies of work- the open series, and the flat stacks ( all Roger Born lamp works can be seen here ). The open series marked the first step in pushing neon absent from a history of flatness, and shifting it into three-dimensions. These lamps traced the edges of three-dimensional shapes, but had no real solid scheme beyond the contours of their sides. They had open interiors, and only their edges were delineated. The flat stacks moved further towards addressing a solid three-dimensional shape. By placing individual hand bent neon components atop each other, a larger structure emerged, growing from the individual layers. Their contours were determined by the edges and perimeter of each individual cross section. Taken together, the aggregate shape of these layers established the profile of the thing as a whole. In relation, the split stack lamp in specific, and the radial stacks in general, are a synthesis of these two antecedents. At its center resides a dense central core of six vertical tubes which towards the bottom, stretch outward and absent from that cluster, trading density for openness. The split stack’s name derives from its split personality, vacillating amidst the flatness of its arms, and

the three dimensionality of its cylindrical core. Additionally, it is a reference to its style, which traces the separation of a singled-out line into two, and thereupon the subsequent cleaving of those branches. What these lamps share, the open series, the flat stacks, and the radial stacks, is a challenge to a defining aspect of tradition lamps. Whereas their illumination is reliant upon an interior light source concealed and diffused through an exterior, these lamps instead generate light directly from their entire exterior surface. The light is produced and emanates from that external shell; it does not hide behind, rather it stands out in front. The need for an interior bulb is rendered moot. The bulb is now the shape, the shape is now the light. that is a post from the Freshome Magazine , who bring you the latest news in Interior Design, Decorating, Furniture and Architecture. Pushing Neon absent from a History of Flatness : Split Stack Lamp