Raphael
Kadid

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Current
2020 – 2023
             ISU
             Pirogue
             Apollo
             Oblago
             Philae

Selected
2016 2021
             Cheverny
             IO
             Espelma
             Plywood Bed
             Al Bookshelf
             BLX2
             Signal
             Orion
             Altitude
             Copper Shade
             Moon
             Blue Line
             Autumn
             Eclipse

Brass Works
2013 2016
             Brass Bookshelf
             Brass Table III
             Brass Table I
             Brass Lamp XI
             Brass Lamp X
             Brass Lamp IX
             Brass Lamp VIII
             Brass Lamp VI
             Brass Lamp V
             Brass Lamp III
             Brass Lamp II
             Brass Lamp I

About

Raphael Kadid is a Switzerland based French designer and architect, specialising in the creation and design of lamps; the designs of which teeter between experimental artefacts and contemporary objects, redefining and re-examining the boundaries of the lamps themselves as household items.

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Figure 1. Conventional landing gear or "taildragger" configuration. 
The taildragger arrangement was common during the early propeller era, as it allows more room for propeller clearance.



IO
2020.08

Aluminium, Glass, E14 Led

Edition of 10

IO is a table lamp made of anodized aluminium and borosilicate glass. Inspired by F. L. Wright’s Johnson Wax, the shade of the lamp is composed of two staggered rows of handcrafted glass pipes, softly diffusing the light towards the viewers eyes, while concentrating the lighting downwards. The structure of the lamp itself is a tripod made of four black aluminium elements, organised in a similar configuration as found in aircrafts landing gears. To ensure proper stability and avoid any risks of accidental fall, the structure integrates a safety hook, holding the electric cable close to the lamps support. The light is provided by a low energy Led bulb mounted on a universal E14 socket.

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