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Argand Lamp by Quentin de Coster

Quentin de Coster’s new lamp, called Argand, is inspired by oil lamps from the 18th Century. Made of a pink gold-plated brass base, an LED module, and a borosilicate glass cylinder, this contemporary table lamp revisits the mechanism of wick-lift by replacing it with a glass tube incorporating three LED strips. When the knob turns, a rack reveals or hides the mobile lighting tube. The name ARGAND refers to the Swiss physicist Ami Argand who invented the burner with double airflow and cylindrical wick in 1783.

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Argand lamp sketches

Argand lamp sketches

Photos © Stéphanie Derouaux.

Jaime Derringer, Founder + Executive Editor of Design Milk, is a Jersey girl living in SoCal. She dreams about funky, artistic jewelry + having enough free time to enjoy some of her favorite things—running, reading, making music, and drawing.