About this artwork
Konstantin Grcic’s Mayday Lamp exemplifies the industrial designer’s aspirations to rethink conventional products for the home. This portable lamp is probably his best-known work to date and was realized with the Italian design company Flos. A practical rendition of an industrial lamp made for domestic use, Mayday Lamp was born out of Grcic’s dissatisfaction with contemporary lighting solutions. His love of Formula 1 racing, specifically the no-frills lamps employed by auto mechanics, served as a source of inspiration. Portable, funnel-shaped, and equipped with a hook that enables them to be secured under the hood of a car, these safety lamps provided the basis for Mayday. The large hook crowning the top of the lamp is functional, but it also acts as a decorative element in the uncluttered design.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Architecture and Design
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Artist
- Konstantin Grcic (Designer)
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Title
- "Mayday" Lamp
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Date
- Designed 1998
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Medium
- Polypropylene
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Dimensions
- 53 × 21.5 cm (20 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with funds provided by the Architecture & Design Society
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Reference Number
- 2007.58
Extended information about this artwork
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