Robert Bronwasser’s Inventive Coat Lamp Shines for Cascando

On the short list of recent hybrid concepts featured on 3rings, I'd give a nod to notables Serie T Radiator (Thun and Rodriguez), Goccia Kitchen Faucet (Gessi), and the Murano Collection of Kitchen Hoods (Futuro Futuro) Each of these inventive products solves a problem by doing a double duty, as, respectively, heat source/storage, dining table/basin, and air extractor/light source. The addition of Robert Bronwasser's Coat Lamp for Cascando calls on the organizational propensities of Serie T and the illuminatory capacity of the Murano Hoods to present a tall standing floor lamp that begs you to remove your outerwear and stay a while.

Coat Lamp. Designed by Robert Bronwasser for Cascando.

Dual Function with a Slim, Bright Aesthetic

Bronwasser's lamp/coat rack is a contemporary affair of concentric circles-the broad, flat base constituting the first, the thin cylindrical shaft comprising the second, and the perfectly centrifugal shade forming the third. That formula-which includes anodized aluminum and a fabric shade in various colors-would be quite sufficient, thank you, for a smart looking lamp beneath which one might compose oneself (in Verner Panton's classic S Chair, apparently) for hours of literary contentment. But closer inspection reveals a cleverly hidden bank of thimble sized coat hooks at the same level as the lower terminus of the shade.

Robert Bronwasser's Inventive Coat Lamp Shines for Cascando

These appendages are achieved quite seamlessly-and in aesthetic conformance, I might add-via the simple disc of aluminum encircling the shaft. The hooks themselves resemble half nickels, simply pinched-up at right angles to form a perfectly-sized perch for your suit jacket, overcoat, hoodie, what have you... Bronwasser's Studio, with the half hip/half self-effacing name of Smool, is known for "recognizable and transparent styling, use of bright colors, and user-friendliness." The clever Coat Lamp-which, incidentally, can be outfitted with or (for those who might enjoy the misdirection) without integrated lighting-gives the truth to the assertion. It will not only put a perpetual smile on the face of said user, but will also brighten her day in more ways than one.

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