Collection / Table lamps / Samovar

Samovar

Once a samovar, now a table lamp.

CollectedOne of one. Already found its home.

Messing AroundBerlin

Was: a samovar
Now: Table lamp
H x W x D: 65 x 28 x 28 cm
Light: 2x E14 Edison filament + 1x G9 LED 20 W
Edition: One of one

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Switch it on

The same piece photographed off and on, so you can see the light it makes.

Samovar before: Nickel samovar whole on a stump in the workshop — Nickel samovar whole on a stump in the workshop

Before it was a lamp

The samovar as I found it, before anything was taken apart.

On the bench

Taken while it was being built. Every piece is taken apart, cleaned, rewired and set by hand.

The practical bits

Availability

This one has found its home. Bring an object of your own and I can make one like it: start a commission. Or ask me, I may already be working on something similar.

Wiring and safety

I rewire every piece with new cables and sockets. Plugs into a normal socket.

Care

Dust with a dry cloth. The patina is part of the piece, so please don’t polish the original object. Made in my studio at Frankfurter Allee 6, Berlin.

Next to its relatives

The whole shelf, all 50

Beer Tap Lamp, Once a beer tap, now a table lamp.

Beer Tap Lamp60 x 15 x 25 cm

Green Sifon Lamp, Once a soda siphon, now a table lamp.

Green Sifon Lamp55 x 32 x 20 cm

Meat Grinder, Once a hand-cranked meat grinder, now a table lamp.

Meat Grinder40 x 9 x 26 cm

Broken Kettle, Once a kettle, now a table lamp.

Broken Kettle29 x 26 x 26 cm

Every piece shown at close to the same size, real sizes under each.

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Come with your own nostalgic objects, ideas and dreams. I’ll tell you honestly if it can become a light.

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