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October 1, 2010

Lamp de Mer

MANUFACTURER: Foscarini www.foscarini.com This disarming desk lamp from the French designer Ionna Vautrin borrows its name, Binic, from a small lighthouse on the coast of Brittany. Available from Foscarini, it comes in a rich palette of colors—including white, green, amaranth, orange, petrol, and gray—and takes a compact fluorescent bulb. The shape may remind seafarers of […]

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MANUFACTURER: Foscarini
www.foscarini.com

This disarming desk lamp from the French designer Ionna Vautrin borrows its name, Binic, from a small lighthouse on the coast of Brittany. Available from Foscarini, it comes in a rich palette of colors—including white, green, amaranth, orange, petrol, and gray—and takes a compact fluorescent bulb. The shape may remind seafarers of a windsock, but we think it bears a striking resemblance to South Park’s Kenny.

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