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Issue 61 - Vintage Modern Issue

Issue 61

Vintage Modern Issue

The breadth and scope of Habitus has always been extraordinary. With how we live at heart of every issue, we have stepped it up with Guest Editor David Flack of Flack Studio shaking the ‘how’ and looking at new ways to make a house a home. With Vintage Modern as the issues theme, we look at the way iconic design has stayed with us, how daring pieces from the past can add the wow factor and how architecture and good design defy the pigeon hole of their era.

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Habitus Loves… Industrial Lighting
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Habitus Loves… Industrial Lighting

Sturdy, striking, and handcrafted, these industrial lights combine powerful illumination with bold aesthetics.


Berlino Large

 

Designed by: Renzo Piano for iGuzzini

Why we love it: Available with aluminium or glass and aluminium diffuser, this pendant luminaire is used with discharge lamps and provides powerful downlighting. It’s matte aluminium finish and robust elements evoke professionalism and efficiency. 

Where you can get it: ECC lighting

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Gone Fishing

 

Designed by: Volker Haug

Why we love it: Whilst non immediately ‘industrial’ in appearance, the metal base and stand wrapped in leather, thick old-fashioned chord and bright, long-filament bulb allude to the illuminations of old. The splash of colour on the chord makes this simple, minimalist design particularly eye-catching. 

Where you can get it: Tongue and Groove

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Heavy Light

 

Designed by: Benjamin Hubert for Decode

Why we love it: The imaginative use of concrete for the lamp gives this light both a sculptural and industrial texture, refined by the stainless steel bulb fitting and braided cable.

Where you can get it: ECC lighting

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Insulator Light – Key

  

Designed by: Jos Van Hulsen 

Why we love it: Constructed from upcycled materials including steel, brass, wood, glass insulator and an old key, the Insulator Light incorporates decorative elements to create a unique, spontaneous aesthetic.

Where you can get it: Post Industrial Design

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Ketch Yacht Well Glass Light

  

Designed by: Davey Lighting

Why we love it: The distinctly vintage nautical flavour of the Ketch Yacht Well Glass Light and handcrafted attention to detail assure resilience and quality, making it ideal for outdoor application.

Where you can get it: Dunlin 

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Type No.02

  

Designed by: Frank Buchwald

Why we love it: Hand-made from raw metals and blurring machine/organic boundaries, the Type No.02 is truly imbued with personality. Functional though it is, it’s artistry sets it in a league of it’s own.

Where you can get it: Machine Lights

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SimpleI

  

Designed by: Christopher Boots

Why we love it: This assembly of copper, zinc, iron, carbon and silicon shows unwavering commitment to clean lines and economy of design, resulting in a spare, elegant pendant. 

Where you can get it: Christoher Boots

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Well Glass Pendant Light

  

Designed by: Davey Lighting

Why we love it: Tracing it’s origins back to the East India Docks, the Well Glass Pendant exudes old-world charm. Each clear-glass shade is individually made, resulting in slight variations from piece to piece and further imbuing it with character. 

Where you can get it: Dunlin

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Issue 61 - Vintage Modern Issue

Issue 61

Vintage Modern Issue

The breadth and scope of Habitus has always been extraordinary. With how we live at heart of every issue, we have stepped it up with Guest Editor David Flack of Flack Studio shaking the ‘how’ and looking at new ways to make a house a home. With Vintage Modern as the issues theme, we look at the way iconic design has stayed with us, how daring pieces from the past can add the wow factor and how architecture and good design defy the pigeon hole of their era.

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