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Manu Bañó
17 H × 4 W × 17 D in. / 43 H X 10 W X 43 D cm
Oxidized Steel, Lighting Elements
Obj-03 is born from a sheet of paper, a gesture, a cut, and a fold. The cut, once folded, allows the sheet to stand on its own, without falling, and in turn serves as a screen to receive the light. The led stripe is hidden on the back and contained in a solid steel bar. The weight of this part is essential to give stability to the lamp. Thus, all the parts fulfill an indispensable function for the object.
The idea was to design a lamp with the minimum possible elements and a single material, steel. The lamp is composed of a square of 18 gauge sheet metal and on its back, a solid machined steel bar that contains the led lighting. I decided to oxidize the entire lamp to make it matte so that the light reflection would be soft and diffused.
Manu Bañó
17 H × 4 W × 17 D in. / 43 H X 10 W X 43 D cm
Oxidized Steel, Lighting Elements
Obj-03 is born from a sheet of paper, a gesture, a cut, and a fold. The cut, once folded, allows the sheet to stand on its own, without falling, and in turn serves as a screen to receive the light. The led stripe is hidden on the back and contained in a solid steel bar. The weight of this part is essential to give stability to the lamp. Thus, all the parts fulfill an indispensable function for the object.
The idea was to design a lamp with the minimum possible elements and a single material, steel. The lamp is composed of a square of 18 gauge sheet metal and on its back, a solid machined steel bar that contains the led lighting. I decided to oxidize the entire lamp to make it matte so that the light reflection would be soft and diffused.
Manu Bañó
48 H × 9.5 W × 4 D in. / 122 H X 24 W X 10 D cm
Brass/Steel , Lighting Elements
Numbered Edition
OBJ-01 is an understandable simple gesture, an object that needs no explanation. At a glance, it reveals its material, its manufacturing process, its function, and its use.
A plate of raw metal, that can be steel, stainless steel, or brass, cut by laser and assembled by hand with a rubber hammer and no welding joinery. Its size responds to the modulation and format of the material in its commercial standards.
Pure geometric figures build the lighting fixture; a rectangle, a circle, and a cylinder at the back which contains the LED light spot. The circle, when cut out, adopts the function of a screen and can rotate 360 degrees to direct the light at will.
OBJ-01 is the first solo work by the Valencian designer, resident in Mexico City, Manu Bañó. It is part of an open collection of simple objects based on the purity of raw materials, industrial processes, and simple gestures that cause a specific function.
Manu Bañó
17 H × 4 W × 17 D in. / 43 H X 10 W X 43 D cm
Oxidized Steel, Lighting Elements
Obj-03 is born from a sheet of paper, a gesture, a cut, and a fold. The cut, once folded, allows the sheet to stand on its own, without falling, and in turn serves as a screen to receive the light. The led stripe is hidden on the back and contained in a solid steel bar. The weight of this part is essential to give stability to the lamp. Thus, all the parts fulfill an indispensable function for the object.
The idea was to design a lamp with the minimum possible elements and a single material, steel. The lamp is composed of a square of 18 gauge sheet metal and on its back, a solid machined steel bar that contains the led lighting. I decided to oxidize the entire lamp to make it matte so that the light reflection would be soft and diffused.
Manu Bañó
One Module
20 x 16 x 40 in / 50 x 40 x 100 cm
Four Modules
80 x 16 x 40 in / 200 x 40 x 100 cm
Steel
OBJ-04 is a modular shelving system. It starts from a steel sheet obtained in commercial format to which only several laser cuts are made to give it the function of displaying objects.
It is made of hot rolled steel, which is left raw without eliminating scratches or defects resulting from its manufacture and can grow in any direction, vertically and horizontally, as much as desired. You can display objects or leave the shelf empty as a sculptural piece, eliminating its practical function and increasing its aesthetic ambition.
Manu Bano
2020
38 H X 22 W X 7 D CM / 122 H X 24 W X 10 D CM
Steel/Stainless Steel/Brass
Numbered Edition