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The Abre Lamp Creates Ambience Wherever You Need It

Carlos Jiménez is a young Spanish designer who blends his Mediterranean roots with a Scandinavian aesthetic after his move to Sweden in 2011. His latest design, the Abre Lamp, was inspired by traditional woodcrafts and pottery, which he merged to create the simple lamp that works in any space.

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The lamp’s name, Abre, means “open” in Spanish, which is fitting as you open it a little more to brighten the light. The more you raise it, the brighter it gets. To dim it, you do the opposite. The lamp has no switch, so to turn it on, you simply lift the interior cylinder and push it down to turn it off.

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Photos by Carlos Jiménez.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.