Gallery: Rock Stars and Design Stars Hack a Classic Lamp
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The original lamp.
Photo: Kartell0223-Kartell goes Bourgie-by Patricia Urquiola
At first glance, Patricia Urquiola's redesign looks nothing like the original Bourgie Lamp. But take a closer look at the individual parts. See how the branches of the chandelier resemble the base of the original Bourgie? Pretty clever.
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Front heated the original Bourgie Lamp base to alter its shape. The white plastic began melting, giving the base a casual lean that makes It looks like it's just swaying your way to give you a little extra light as you read.
Photo: Kartell0437-Re-Design Bourgie-by Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz's redesign is appropriately rock and roll with a gothic black base that resembles melting wax.
Photo: Kartell0503-Kartell goes Bourgie-by Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck re-imagines Kartell's Bourgie Lamp by placing loads of cheap elastic bracelets on the base. It's a humorous nod to the lamp's creative use of plastic.
Photo: Kartell0627-Kartell goes Bourgie-by Nendo
Nendo's designed the Bourgie to work like a puzzle piece. The shade of the original fits snugly under the redesign.
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But when you place two of the new designs side-by-side, you'll see the upside down silhouette of the original in between them.
Photo: Kartell0809-Kartell goes Bourgie-by Eugeni Quitllet
Eugeni Quitllet designed the Bourgie to look like a birthday cake. Ten bulbs for ten years.
Photo: Kartell0930-Re-Design Bourgie-by Kelly Wearstler
Interior designers Kelly Wearstler explains: "We started with the basic silhouette of the lamp and morphed it by collaging different cuts, shapes and folds of the original Bourgie lamp. Once we established a new silhouette that felt fresh we incorporated some of our core brand identity mixing stones, metal and cord. "
Photo: Kartell1013-Kartell goes Bourgie-by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba BIS
Ludovica+Roberto Palomba pay homage to Laviani's original sketch. The lines were created with iron wire, and a CMYK LED sits in the center to give off a rainbow glow.
Photo: Kartell1118-Kartell goes Bourgie-by Mario Bellini
Mario Bellini transforms the Bourgie into a coatrack/umbrella holder/lamp.
Photo: Kartell1228-Re-Design Bourgie-by Pharrell
Pharrell Williams inserted an arm into the Bourgie's base. The hand holds up the light, and represents, according to Williams, "the will of mankind in the daily plight of escaping the "shade" and the challenges of attempting to get closer to enlightenment."
Photo: Kartell1334-Re-Design Bourgie-by Snarkitecture
Brooklyn design collective Snarkitecture reimagined the lamp as no lamp at all. The designers wanted to showcase the moment when the Bourgie come out of storage, so they designed the lamp as a fiberglass sheet with no base to be found.
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