cappello | table lamp

cappello | table lamp

cappello is lit by LED and shaded by a paper cap, or “cappello” in Italian. A simple magnetic connection allows the paper cap to slide to any position along the steel wire that springs from the Carrara marble base. This connection lets the cap tilt, adjusting the direction of light and giving the little lamp a gestural, anthropomorphic quality. A custom dimmer controls the lamp’s warm glow.

The marble base is an artifact of design history. It is a byproduct of the manufacturing process for Arco, the iconic floor lamp designed by the Castiglioni brothers in 1962. The base of cappello will have machine marks from extraction. As an object that tells a story, molo has chosen not to polish these marks away.

cappello is a modest tribute to Achille Castiglioni, his brother Pier Giacomo and Ingo Maurer, designers that molo admires for the way they found inspiration in everyday life to create designs that move the heart.

Design by Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen

readymade:

cappello is an assemblage of found objects. In the spirit of Castiglioni and Maurer, the marble, the piano wire and the paper miso bowl were reimagined to make the lamp.

light:

Colour temperature is a scale that measures how ‘warm’ (yellow) or ‘cool’ (blue) the light from a particular source is.

cappello colour temperatures:

4000K · neutral daylight white
3000K · warm white
2700K · warmer white

4000K mimics mid-day daylight, making it perfect for the spaces we occupy during the day. It helps to promote awareness and productivity in offices and other work environments.

The warmth of 2700 – 3000K is suited to spaces that we wind down in at the end of the day and evening, such as bedrooms, living rooms and restaurants.

discover:

cappello presents a playful opportunity to continue the design process. molo encourages discovering new bases made from objects that inspire or delight.

dimmer switch:

A custom dimmer featuring one-button functionality cycles cappello luminosity from off to full brightness and back.