Skirt Wall Light by Rose Uniacke

Designer's Notes

RU EDITIONS

The skirt wall light is made of solid, patinated brass shaped into a slim demi-lune bracket. Behind sits a single brass lightbulb fitting which is shaded by a drop of loosely pleated, raw cotton of the same texture and shape as a Klimt smock.

It is this raw cotton skirt that gives the lamps the beautiful, soft radiance that is their signature. Warming and diffusing the light, the unstructured canvas of this collection creates a creamy glow that has almost the quality of candle-light.

These simple and elegant lights take inspiration from the Viennese Secessionist movement, spearheaded by Gustav Klimt, in the late 19th century. Strongly influenced by Japanese Art, Klimt had a fascination for fabric and a belief in its expressive potential. This is reflected not just in the exquisite flowing and overlapping robes, patterned kimonos, and glowing drapery of his paintings but in his own daily life, in the clothes that he and his fellow Secessionists wore, designed by his lifelong lover and muse, Emilie Floge.

Loose smocks and long artist's shirts, capes, ornamented with Hungarian embroidery, allowed for freedom of movement and full creative expression. Raw, natural cottons and linens made room for uninhibited creative energy. It is the shape and spirit of these garments that have steered the design of these new lamps.

The lamps come in three different sizes of pendant and one semi-circular, wall-sconce

Dimmable

Lead Time

10-12 weeks