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Flotspotting: A Table Lamp with Nothing to Hide

By erika - August 11, 2014

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Photos by Guy Miller

Most of us prefer to tuck cords and cables well out of sight—in fact, I've arranged half of the furniture in my apartment in order to hiding my eyesore of a Wi-fi router. It's safe to say Tel Aviv-based designer Shahar Katsav is pushing for the opposite with his Table Lamp. The bright orange cords emerge from a soldering board and culminate in a head of incandescent bulbs that comes together to resemble a new-age Pixar character.

With its sinewy base and compound-eye light source, it's not for everyone, that's for sure. But it's not a stretch to envision this in a work studio or computer lab of some sort—or camouflaged among stray wires on a weathered workbench in the garage.

What do you think, work lamp lovers—yay or nay? You can check out more work from Katsav on Coroflot.

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Toby

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It isn't exactly practical (not clear if the sockets/head could be grounded; the proto board base looks to have exposed traces to zap you and no on/off switch; those tiny incandescent bulbs won't put out much light, either). But as a piece of art, it has its charm.
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