Cage Table Lamp

Leo De Carlo's Cage is a birdcage of curved, twisted glass rods holding butterflies that are shaped by hand by the maker's glassmakers. Each butterfly sits on a fine wire in the middle of the cage, and with the LEDs on, the rods carry the light down their length. Here the cage stands on a polished black nickel base, Ø50cm and 65cm high, with the same 30W LEDs in the caps above and below.

The rods come in five colours: Pagliesco, a pale straw, Ametista, Olive, Cornflower and Sapphire. The butterflies are shown in clear glass with coloured edges. The maker's photographs show Cornflower, where the rods go blue-white at the top and bottom, near the LEDs, and deepen in the middle.

At 50cm across and 15kg it needs a substantial surface, such as a centre table, a broad console or a sideboard, with space on all sides. It is too large for a bedside table. Keep the wall behind it dark or plain, since the butterflies are the detail and they get lost against pattern.

Multiforme is a manufactory of art glass lighting based at Trebaseleghe, in the Veneto.

Configurations

• Table lamp: 50cm wide, 55cm deep, 65cm high, 2 x 30W LED, 15kg. Code LM2023.

Specification

• Designer: Leo De Carlo
• Materials: blown art glass rods and hand-shaped glass butterflies, base in black nickel
• Glass: Cornflower, Pagliesco, Ametista, Olive or Sapphire
• Light source: two integrated 30W LEDs
• Protection: IP20, for dry indoor use
• Frame: Black nickel
• Tolerance: made by hand, so dimensions can vary by ±5% and shape, decoration and colour tone can vary slightly
• Certification: CE

Made to order for you. Caspen confirms the glass, the frame and the drop in writing before production begins, and the lead time is confirmed at order. Other colours from the maker's chart, other sizes and project quantities are quoted through the studio.