Although the Pale pendant lamp is still in its infancy, you only have to observe it for a second to see that it has a bright and lengthy future in the world of interior decoration. Produced by Georges, a French company specialised in sustainable design, this pendant lamp is becoming an icon.
As a drop-shaped flower, Pale pays homage to vintage ceiling fans. Its rattan and brass blades are covered with hand-painted muslin and you can close the petals to dim the light.
Thanks to its delicate and organic shape, this light will find its place in any room of the house. We particularly like it in the bedroom, but it will also bring a lot of charm into a living room or kitchen.
It reminds us of the famous lamps created by Ingo Maurer, The Uchiwa.
When Ingo Maurer first noticed some traditional Japanese Uchiwa fans in a Paris shop in 1972, he was fascinated by their bamboo and lacquered rice paper construction. In 1977 Maurer told The New York Times: “I was looking for something—anything—that would [produce] a soft light.”
The solution turned out to be Uchiwa, so he travelled to Japan and met Tatsuo Shigeki, a fisherman from Kagawa Prefecture and member of a family that had been manufacturing Uchiwa for generations, even for local samurai.
He shipped some samples to Munich, where he attached them to wire frames, creating fixtures that produced a “warmer, more eye-pleasing light.” Bloomingdale’s began selling them in 1977—and hundreds of other stores followed.
After a time, the Uchiwa-light faded, and Maurer ceased production in 1984. But now nostalgia for the ’70s has brought them back.
