Flos Mayday Lamp

A versatile, contemporary table lamp from designer Konstantin Grcic, May Day is a brilliant blend of utility and sophistication. It features an injection-molded, tapered opaline polypropylene diffuser. May Day hook/handle also acts as a cord-winder, and is made of 10% talc-filled injection-molded polypropylene. On/off switch on the handle.

Inspiration Behind the Design: Designed in 2000, Konstantin Grcic offers a lamp that is the height of functionality, but doesn’t skimp on beauty. He created this conical light to go anywhere it is needed—whether that means it’s displayed prominently or illuminates a utility closet.

"It was a lamp I wanted to have for myself—a lamp that I felt should be something like a tool. A tool is an object that fulfills a function—a very concrete function—and normally its form explains the function. That’s what makes a tool so beautiful." - Grcic

Note: LED light bulb is not included with purchase. Sold separately.

MEASUREMENTS:

• Height: 20.9 inch


• Base Diameter: 8.7 inch


• Cord Length: 190 inch

MATERIALS:

• Injection-molded tapered opaline polypropylene diffuser


• Hook/handle, also acting as cord winder, made of 10% talc-filled injection-molded polypropylene

HELPFUL NOTES:

• LED Lamp 6W E26 120V 2700K A19 (Bulb Not Included)


• Environment: Indoor


• Switching: on-off switch on lamp body


• Dimmable: Yes

Konstantin Grcic

Germany, 1965

Konstantin Grcic was born in Munich in 1965. He was trained as a cabinetmaker at The John Makepeace School in Dorset, England and then he went on to study industrial design at the RCA in London. In 1991 he founded his design firm, Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design, in Munich. KGID is active in several areas of design, from furniture to architecture projects.

Konstantin Grcic defines function in human terms, combining formal strictness with considerable mental acuity and humour. Each of his products is characterized by a careful research into the history of design and architecture and his passion for technology and materials. Known for pared-down pieces, Grcic is often called a minimalist but the designer himself prefers to speak of simplicity.

Grcic has designed products for Eemco, Flos, Magis, Mattiazzi and Vitra. His products have won important prizes and are represented in major design collections around the world.

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