The famous French designer Pierre Charpin is enlarging his collection of ”PC” light fixtures with this table lamp. Very simple and visually refined, this lamp made from adonised aluminium stands out due to its tulip-shaped lampshade. This lamp illustrates the work of Pierre Charpin: a simple vocabulary, elementary forms mixed with the desire to offer a sensual object. A true quest for simplicity, PC’s restrained design fits in with all environments. The light source is hidden behind a removable translucent polycarbonate diffuser-disc, creating a practical non-dazzling light directed downwards. The touch dimmer located on the base of the lamp lets you vary the brightness of the light simply using your finger. Designer Pierre Charpin explains: “I often talk about sensuality in design. I wanted this lamp to be more sensual than technical, to make the object less demonstrative and more user-friendly. At the time Hay was developing its first lighting collection, we worked on the PC lamp project with the common desire to offer a sophisticated, affordable product. As a designer, I want to design objects that can easily cross the border between home, office, public space, indoors and out. The PC lamp is a fine example of this limitless vision of design. What interested me was to see the lamp as a presence, as part of the domestic landscape. I wanted the object to be legible as a whole. In French, I would say “a silhouette”.

In detail:

Variation : Anodised aluminium

Brand : Hay

Designer : Pierre Charpin

Type : Table lamp

Colour : anodized aluminium

Material : Adonised aluminium – Internal diffuser (removable): translucent polycarbonate

Dimensions : Ø 40 x H 50 cm – Cable: L 200 cm

Weight : 2.64 lb

Characteristics : Bulb (not included): 1x E27 – dimmable LED max. 13 W – Touch sensitive dimmer (on the base of the lamp) – Supplied with EU plug: EU to UK plug adapter included

Country of Manufacture : China